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Songbird 0.3 RC3 2007-10-31 22:12:00 Songbird is a desktop Web player, a digital jukebox and Web browsermash-up. Like Winamp, it supports extensions and skins feathers. LikeFirefox, it is built from Mozilla, cross-platform and open source.http://www.filehippo.com/download_songbird/?3373 ...

Boiled Peanuts Pack Big Antioxidant Punch 2007-10-31 21:09:00 Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, maybe as healthy as they are delicious. Alabama scientists report thatboiling these legumes imbues them with more antioxidants than roastedpeanuts or peanut butter.source ...

600,000 Motorcycles 2007-10-31 21:07:00 GALVESTON — The bikers won’tget here until Thursday, but city officials already are prepared forthe thundering multitude.The event’s promoters promise it will bebigger and better than ever. They estimated 600,000 people will crossthe causeway to take in the free concerts, bike-related vendor boothsand riding demonstrations that go with the show.http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d019c0aae4106db9 ...

Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment Program 2007-10-31 20:23:00 If you seek to obtain, renew, or transfer an HME on your CDL, you mustapply for a security threat assessment. TSA rules require you to beginapplying for the security threat assessment at least 30 days prior tothe expiration of your CDL. The TSA Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment Programconducts a security threat assessment for any driver seeking to obtain,renew, or transfer a hazardous materials endorsement (HME) on astate-issued commercial drivers license (CDL). The program was implemented to meet the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act(pdf, 848Kb), which prohibits states from issuing a license totransport hazardous materials in commerce unless a determination hasbeen made that the driver does not pose a security risk. The Actfurther requires that the risk assessment include checks of criminalhistory records, legal status, and relevant international databases.http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/hazmat/index.shtm ...

Toll Hike Means More Traffic On Local Roads 2007-10-30 19:18:00 DUHHH Residents Concerned About Choked Streets ..Turnpike toll hikes are a done deal come the first of the year.http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/14463826/detail.html ...

Sunbird across-platform calendar application 2007-10-30 10:06:00 Mozilla Sunbird® is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to provide you with full-featured and easy to use calendar application that you can use around the world. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/ ...

Daylight Saving Time to End Nov. 4 2007-10-29 21:17:00 One Week Later Than Last Year....Prior to this year, daylight saving time has been observed from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. As a result of legislation enacted by Congress in 2005, beginning this year daylight saving time begins the second Sunday of March and ends the first Sunday of November. ...

$1 Million Quick Release to California for Urgent Repair 2007-10-29 21:15:00 U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces $1 Million Quick Release to California for Urgent Repair of Wildfire Damage to Roads and Bridges. http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fhwa1807.htm ...

Consumers will pay more for state’s increase in trucking fees 2007-10-29 21:13:00 What truckers pay for higher government fees today could come out of your pocketbook tomorrow.The new state budget has a 30 percent increase in the commercial trucking fees haulers pay to Madison.Julie Phillips, who works for a pair of trucking firms in Plainfield,says the higher fees will not be passed onto consumers right away.But once product suppliers sign new contracts with the haulers,that’s when the new fees will come into play. Then, people willstart seeing higher prices for the merchandise that’s shipped.source ...

AT&T gives FREE Wi-Fi to Southern California 2007-10-29 20:33:00 AT&T has decided to make a very generous offer to the SouthernCalifornia region after wildfires swept through the terrain anddestroyed homes and ruined lives in it’s path. The areas thatAT&T has stated it will be offering Free Hot Spot Wi-Fi servicesare San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Barbaraand Orange and Ventura counties. There will be about 600 locations toget AT&T hot spot wi-fi at no charge.source ... Amp

The Last Supper for anyone to see 2007-10-29 20:30:00 Can't get to Milan, Italy, to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "TheLast Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection.Officials put online an image of "The Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels -- 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" has not aged well.After centuries of degradation, the painting can now be seen by only ahandful of viewers at a time in an effort to hide it from outsidepollutants. Now, officials have put a 16-billion pixel image of thepainting online for anyone to see. The resolution is 1,600 strongerthan an image taken on a 10 megapixel camera.http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/60038.html ...

Online scammers exploit California wildfire disaster 2007-10-29 19:34:00 The California wildfire disaster, like so many other tragediesinvolving loss of life, has become the subject of an online scam. Ifthe history of incidents like the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster andHurricane Katrina is anything to go by, fire-themed malware is likelyto follow.Net security firm Websense reports that its security research team hasdiscovered suspicious online scams geared to ripping off kind-heartedpeople attempting to donate money to the Californian fire effort.read more here ...

The Legend of Green Tea 2007-10-29 19:29:00 Greentea seems to be appearing everywhere these days, in practically every formimaginable: green tea ice cream, green tea cookies, green tea soda, green teaangel food cake (with an almost freakishlygreen color)—even green tea chocolate-covered cherries. Much of the causeof this rise is green tea's health benefits, which are the stuff of legend. Nowpeople with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes can lift their cups high andtoast green tea—some of that legend has been proved in the laboratory. At tworecent conferences, two groups of researchers presented intriguing data on acompound found in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the same stuffthat's supposed to make it possible for some energy drinks to have a negative number ofcalories.Investigatorsat the University of Michigan havedemonstrated that EGCG reduces the production of specific molecules thatcontribute to inflammation and joint damage in people with rheumatoidarthritis. The research focused on a type of cell calle ...

Railroads and truckers 2007-10-29 00:42:00 Railroads and truckers move freight that fuel the nation’seconomy, but in the face of an economic slowdown, railroads are doingwell while trucking companies are in a skid.http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/333588.html ...

Toll roads to come to North Carolina 2007-10-29 00:40:00 Expect toll roads to come to North Carolina, state Department ofTransportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett told members of the RoanokeValley Chamber of Commerce.source ...