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Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure, lead to CVD
( American Heart Association ) Poor sleep quality and shorter sleep periods in teens may increase the odds of elevated blood pressure.Researchers found poor sleep quality in teens may be more likely than shorter sleep periods to lead to pre-hypertension. Researchers say technology in bedrooms (i.e., music, phones, computers) may be part of the problem.
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COMFORT ALL AROUND
There are all kinds of business-lunch spots. Some are pull-out-the-laptop-and-brush-up-the-PowerPoint lunch spots. Some are take-the-client-because-he'll-really-be-impressed lunch spots. And then there are the places like Lou's Diner, where the wheeling and the dealing really gets done.
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With Obamapalooza in full swing, John McCain shouts into the media void
To celebrate the release of Focus Features' HAMLET 2, LA Weekly invites you to enter to win a Laptop Computer. "The hit, the very palpable hit" of... 3 Doors Down with Hinder, Aaron Lewis of Staind, Sick Puppies presented by Wrigley's Extra Fruit...
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"youngniceguy" Accused of Soliciting 14-year-old on Myspace
Columbia (WLTX) -- Greenville County deputies have arrested a 36-year-old Boiling Springs man, after they say he solicited a 14-year-old girl on Myspace.com, using the handle "youngniceguy."
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Mutual of Omaha to push hard into business banking
When they were given the codes on July 16 to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s operating data room, a computer repository of financial information about First National Bank of Nevada, senior executives at Mutual of Omaha Bank already had a good idea of what was there.
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Google is 10-years-old?
Others believe the free market will throw up alternatives, just as it did to the mighty Microsoft. Vasanthan Dasan, one of the web's pioneers and now an engineer at Sun Microsystems, perceives three threats to Google's dominance.
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With Obamapalooza in full swing, John McCain shouts into the media void
To celebrate the release of Focus Features' HAMLET 2, LA Weekly invites you to enter to win a Laptop Computer. "The hit, the very palpable hit" of... Login to register for Free Stuff , sign up for newsletters and much more.
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Police seize computer of ex-Great Bridge assistant principal
CHESAPEAKE Investigators have seized a Chesapeake Public School computer once used by former Great Bridge High School Assistant Principal Wesley Earnest, the 38-year-old accused of killing his estranged wife last year. Authorities looking into the December 2007 death of Jocelyn Earnest are ...
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FaceYourManga vs. Yearbook Yourself [Avatars]
The Internet has left us not quite ourselves. Half of San Francisco and Brooklyn, it suddenly seems, wishes they were high school students in the '50s. The other half would rather be in a Japanese... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Facebook to move to Stanford Research Park
The Internet firm Facebook, headquartered in downtown Palo Alto with more than 600 employees at five offices, will move a substantial portion of its operations to a site at Stanford Research Park, the company confirmed Monday.
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Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008
Royal Tunbridge Wells, 18 August, 2008. - Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC.LN), the international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, today announced that it is acquiring consumer mobile email specialist AxisMobile for USD 4.9 million in new Synchronica shares.
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Nth Air, Inc. Deploys Broadband Network on 3.65 GHz Spectrum in Denver
DENVER----Nth Air, Inc., a provider of next-generation wireless communication services announced today the launch of the Nth Air wireless broadband solution across Denver for delivery of high-capacity video, voice and data services.
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AERT, Inc. Second Quarter Conference Call
SPRINGDALE, Ark., Aug. 18, 2008 -- Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. , a leading plastics recycler and leading manufacturer of Green building products, today announced it will hold a conference call to discuss the company's 2008 second quarter results.
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Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond
Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...
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HP Pavilion Elite m9300t
At its heart, the HP Pavilion Elite m9300t is a fast, competitive midtower desktop with lots of flexibility in its configuration. You just have to wade through some clunky design and a few components you might not want to find it.
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Microsoft Windows To Support Blu-ray HD Content
In the HD wars, Microsoft initially placed itself in the HD DVD camp by introducing an external disc player for its Xbox 360 console capable of playing the Toshiba format.
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Google Wants The Airwaves
The Free The Airwaves campaign is rallying support to open unused TV spectrum, called white space, to carry high-speed wireless Internet signals.
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New campus housing opens for residents
Offering university regulated living with apartment-style amenities, the new Oak Place Apartments opened for residents to begin moving in Aug. 1. Features offered to tenants include a fitness center, activity center, outdoor recreation and computer lounges on every floor.
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Online Market World Olympics Debuts
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Start saying goodbye to Microsoft product boxes: Microsoft Money first
PC software product boxes once used to be large, substantive, nearly armored structures that you can stand on without crushing. If you are old enough, you probably remember the old hardened binder boxes that protected product guides in small 3-ring binders. The protective binder boxes disappeared first. Then, documentation disappeared. And now the physical box [...]
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The data drivers
The 2008 Great Canadian Wireless Spectrum Stampede is over, and it certainly was something to behold: 15 companies bid $4.25 billion for 282 licences. But as the dust settles, Canada’s newest wireless magnates now have to figure out how to make their investments pay.
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Books-A-Million, Inc. to Broadcast Its Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Conference Call Live on the Internet
Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its fiscal 2009 second quarter conference call on Thursday, August 21, 2008. The Company will release results for the second quarter ended August 2, 2008, that afternoon.
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FutureIT Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
FutureIT Inc. , a leading provider of software solutions for the automated and effective management of Microsoft SQL servers, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008.
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China Distance Education Holdings Limited Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2008 Results
China Distance Education Holdings Limited , a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, announced today its unaudited financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2008.
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Symantec to Acquire PC Tools
Symantec Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PC Tools, a global provider of innovative software products designed to protect the privacy and security of Windows® computer users. The financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the calendar year and is subject to customary closing conditions and ...
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