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Can a cheap headline featuring hot-button words "Kos" and "Coulter" goose a blogger's hit count? The stats are in and the answer is ... unfortunately ... yes. ... P.S.: But the hed does refer to an actual item, which is here. 11:55 A.M. Monday, July 10, 2006 Kos mocks Sen. Lieberman for naming his ad hoc independent party "Connecticut for Lieberman:" It's still about him. It's always about him. Hmm. What's the name of Kos's site again? Daily Netroots? Daily People Power? ... [Stolen from reader C.] 5:39 P.M. The Atlantic's editors have hit on a way to make you hate them: Blogging to let you know what a challenging, "thought-provoking" time they're having at the Aspen Ideas Festival listening to E.O. Wilson, Alan Greenspan, Bill Clinton and Karl Rove, among others: At 6.30am we glided out of Aspen in a fleet of silent shining limos (furnished by Lexus, one of the meeting's sponsors: I could get used to it).
Border Patrol, activists clash at the border
Quinn said he did not know how many agents responded to the scene Sunday but said it as an "adequate" force. Witnesses said the agents numbered about 40 or 50 and the protesters numbered about 50."The officials (Border Patrol) looked agitated and aggressive," said Terrie, 31, a merchant on First Street who declined to give her full name."It was an over force. For me, I don't think it was necessary," said Young Lee, a merchant at the corner of Heffernan Avenue and First Street.>> Staff Writer Victor Morales can be reached at 337-3452 or vmorales@ivpressonline.com Print Email Share: CALEXICO Demonstrators participating in a weeklong anti-border protest that ended in violence over the weekend called the U.S. Border Patrol's response "excessive" Monday.&t=imperial,%20el-centro,%20calexico,%20imperial-county&r=mexico&category=world_news","newsvine","toolbar=no,width=590,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes")'>
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Experts: SSL certificate no guarantee of safety
SAN JOSE, Calif. - When a small padlock appears in the corner of your Web browser's address bar or the entire bar turns green, it seems like a powerful signal you're safe to proceed. But experts say the SSL certificates those green lights signify — digital stamps of approval that Web sites buy to prove they're running a legitimate business and can send and receive encrypted data safely — don't provide the safety they seem to. "They instill some sense of security, but that could be a dangerously false sense of security," said Paul Mutton, a researcher with UK-based security firm Netcraft Ltd. .
Stocks Extend Losses In Midday Trading
Last month, NYSE Euronext agreed to buy the American Stock Exchange for $260 million in stock. Goldman Sachs Group GS gave up nearly 2% in the pre-open. Oppenheimer & Co. cut the investment bank to perform from outperform based on valuation. Oppenheimer also lowered its full-year earnings forecasts for 2008 and 2009. Yahoo YHOO lost 1% in pre-open trading. Banc of America Securities cut the Internet search firm to to neutral from buy, saying Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) would face stiff regulatory hurdles if it accepts Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) MSFT $44.6 billion buyout offer. But BofA raised Yahoo's price target to 31 from 26. Yum Brands YUM gave up 2% in the pre-market. Late Monday, the operator of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC chains reported a 5% rise in Q4 earnings, its weakest performance in eight quarters.
Student Allegedly Choked Inside Bucks Co. School
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (CBS 3) ― Investigators are looking into allegations that a student was choked inside the bathroom of a Bucks County school.David Holzerman, a junior at Quakertown High School, told CBS 3 he was attacked from behind on Tuesday in a school bathroom. David said he was choked with an object that he believes was a belt."I saw the belt come in front of my face and it go around my neck and I was picked up, like I was on my tippy-toes, but I was picked up and I was held for about 10 seconds and then he just dropped me," David explained.David, 16, said he never saw his attacker, but he reported the incident to school officials immediately.David's mother believes her son was targeted; he attends law enforcement classes at Upper Bucks Vocational School and David sometimes takes on authority role at Quakertown High.Debbie Holzerman admitted to having concerns about how students might react to David's occasional authoritative role at school, but she never expected anyone could harm her son by choking him."If you could come forward, we can work this out and we can figure out what was the reason, what was the cause, what would make you get to this point, that's all I would ask," Debbie said.The school district told CBS 3 that they are aware of the incident and that they are investigating.
'Gone With Wind' Tops Favorite Film Poll
Hollywood's classic romance Gone with the Wind ranked No.1 among U.S. adults who participated in an online Harris Poll last month. The polling group said it asked 2,279 people from Jan. 15-22 to name their all-time favorite movies. Gone with the Wind topped the list with Star Wars followed close behind at No. 2 and Casablanca snagged the No. 3 spot. .
Suicide kills more than war and murder
Lithuania posts 70.1 male and 14.0 female suicides per 100,000, while Russia has rates of 61.6 and 10.7, according to the WHO. Another factor was that such countries had undergone extreme changes. "Even though many people have benefited from those changes, many people still feel left behind,'' Prof Mishara said. "People don't kill themselves because they want to die,'' he said. "People kill themselves because they can not see any hope to feel better in the future.'' Share this article What is this? .
Killed While They Played Football, The Child Victims of Israel’s ...
The fact that this bitch does not even mention the daily harassments and humiliations by the apartheid nation is quite telling who he real masters are. She is also is probably as clueless about the daily shelling by the apartheid nation into the occupied territories. This is the same bitch that provided cluster munitions to the apartheid nation during the failed Lebanese reoccupation recently. .
Take a peek at “Battlefield Heroes”
Now we know what to expect. The first looks are out for "Battlefield Heroes," a cartoon-style first-person shooter for PC from developer Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts, and due for release this summer. Like its predecessors, BH's fighting environment mimics the World War II-era European theater. Unlike its predecessors though, BH doesn't demand much nerve-wracking skill, so even gaming newbies won't feel intimidated. Because shooting isn't BH's main attraction — it's the avatar customization. BH will be Electronic Arts' first title under the company's new "Play 4 Free" strategy, in which gamers download the title at no cost but make "micropayments" to add customized features. Faces, legs, arms, torsos and uniforms can be altered in a myriad ways, as well as some weapons.
Home market under $200K super hot
Marshall and Wendy Kauffman were drowning in debt six years ago. After paying off about $15,000 in credit card bills, they recently got the keys to their first home: A 1,150-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bath house in a nice Gilbert neighborhood. They paid $185,000. The Kauffmans, who are both 29 and have three children, are among homebuyers fighting over a growing inventory of homes in the Valley's super hot sub-$200,000 market. The sub-prime debacle, foreclosures and short sales are continuing to drive Valley real estate prices down, making more homes than ever affordable for first-time homebuyers and investors. .
Choice Hotels Announces New Choice Privileges(R) Visa(R) Promotion
SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) today announced that consumers applying for the Choice Privileges Visa card between February 1, 2008 and May 31, 2008 will receive 10,000 points after their first purchase, enough for a free night at more than 2,500 hotels. Additionally, consumers will receive an additional 10,000 points when they use their new card to pay for a stay at any Choice hotel in the United States by August 14, 2008. "We're proud to offer the opportunity to earn not just one, but two free nights," said Bill Carlson, senior vice president of marketing for Choice Hotels. "This is a great way to reward people that apply for the Choice Privileges Visa card, and we expect this to be a very successful promotion.
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