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New eBay site has social, environmental aim
The Associated PressMost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. The online auction operator is trying to change that perception with WorldofGood....Tags: Consumers, Sales, Natural Science, Geography, eBay Incorporated
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Newspaper E-reader to be unveiled
CAMBRIDGE — While the dream electronic newspaper remains on the drawing board, Plastic Logic will introduce publicly on Monday its version of an electronic newspaper reader: a lightweight plastic screen that mimics the look—but not the feel&#...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine
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Photo enforcement vans more effective than signs, police cars, U. of I. study says
Police vans equipped with radar cameras to enforce the speed limit are the best available tool to force motorists to slow down in construction zones, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. The speed enforcement vans proved more...Tags: Road Transportation, Vehicles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Transportation, State Budgets
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The CB has kept its voice
Chicago TribuneThirty years from now, will we recall a song that captures the significance of today's technology? Will someone have penned a tune about the iPhone that is so vivid that it becomes a cultural touchstone? That's what happened in 1975, when "Convoy" became...Tags: Radio, Internet, Culture, Cell Phones, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIgniting a provocative new debate, senior military officials are pushing the Pentagon to go on the offensive in cyberspace by developing the ability to attack other nations' computer systems, rather than concentrating on defending America's electronic...Tags: National Security, Wars and Interventions, Internet, National Security Agency, Armed Forces
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Small SUV crash tests - New Top Safety Picks
Consumer ReportsThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has named six small SUVs Top Safety Picks: the Volkswagen Tiguan, Mitsubishi Outlander, Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner, and Nissan Rogue. To qualify for this accolade, the six got the... -
Preview: 2009 Honda Fit
Consumer ReportsWe???ve been looking forward to driving the new Honda Fit since we first saw it at the New York Auto Show last March. We liked the old one, and this one addresses some of the complaints we had before, such as the driving position. (It now has a tilt-and-... -
NJ lawmaker wants sex offenders to register e-mail
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey sex offenders _ who already must tell state authorities where they live and work _ would be required to divulge their personal e-mail addresses and share their passwords as well, under a proposal sponsored by a lawmaker who represents the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Sexual Assault
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Coming clean over napkins
Of The Morning CallC'mon. It's just us friends here. You know you do it. Everybody does it. It's just not the kind of thing you brag about. That's right. We're talking about swiping napkins from fast-food joints. Here's an anonymous tip from the On The Cheap hotline:...Tags: Moving and Storage, Rubber Products Industry, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Petroleum Industry
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Video games aren't just child's play
Columbia News ServiceNEW YORK––Luis Trujillo, 39, is married with three sons. He spends about $60 a month on video games, and a few hundred every two years to buy the latest, state-of-the-art video consoles the day they come out. His eldest sons, 8-year-old twins,...Tags: Video Games, Consumer Electronics Industry, Nintendo Company Ltd., Game Playing, Electrical Appliance
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West Hartford Names Interim Official; Bloomfield Sets Referendum
Ron Van Winkle is named as interim town manager named in West Hartford. Bloomfield schools set a referendum for November. An 85-year-old in Windsor gets married and a convicted felon from Hartford is sentenced to 10 years for criminal possession of a...Tags: Voting, Political Candidates, Jodi Rell, Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center, Festive Event
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Open Doors, And Play Baccarat
Automatic door opener with magnetic clutch. Patent 7,418,800 granted to Nils D. Sellman of Simsbury. Baccarat game. Patent 7,419,160 granted to Stephen J. D'Ambrosio of Norwich. Assigned to New Action Gaming LLC, Middlebury. Surgical fastener applying...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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