Sweden's Rune Tapper has a vast collection of airsickness bags. Tapper's favorite is from Linjeflyg, a defunct Swedish carrier. It reminds Tapper of his first airplane ride when he was 10. He needed a bag then, not for a collection, but for its ...
3 Dec 2008
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, slashed its capital-spending budget in half, which will postpone development and expansion at the company's mines, and suspended its dividend, saying it needed ...
3 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Democrats' plan to tap the Wall Street rescue fund to save U.S. automakers doesn't have the votes to pass. One day after Detroit's Big Three sent survival plans to Capitol Hill in an ...
3 Dec 2008
Sophomore defensive end Carlos Dunlap believes going up against Florida's offensive line every day in practice has made him and the Gators' defense better./Gator Country photo by Tim Casey Heading into Saturday's SEC Championship Game, the matchup ...
3 Dec 2008
Civil rights pioneers hold hands in prayer as they arrive to survey the future site of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) AP More than a dozen civil rights pioneers pledged ...
3 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ More than a dozen civil rights pioneers pledged Wednesday to rally behind the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial planned for the National Mall to help raise the final $18 million needed for the project as the nation inaugurates its ...
3 Dec 2008
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Democrats' plan to tap the Wall Street rescue fund to save U.S. automakers doesn't have the votes to pass.
3 Dec 2008
More information is needed to determine if a Manhattan law firm's fee of $40 million for five months' work is unconscionable, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on Dec. 2. The court declined to grant a motion by the estate of Alice Lawrence to dismiss Graubard Miller's petition for payment. Rather, it sent the matter back to Manhattan Surrogate's Court, where the contingency fee and other ...
3 Dec 2008
The drug store chain decided to pursue a reverse stock split in order to stay in the game.
3 Dec 2008
A study commissioned by the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) shows that a lot more long-term care beds will be needed over the [...]
3 Dec 2008
The AARP Tax-Aide program is re-opening at the Big Bear Valley Senior Center. Volunteers are needed. The Internal Revenue Service in partnership with the American Association of Retired Persons is searching for volunteers to assist in preparing tax returns at various AARP-sponsored sites.
3 Dec 2008
SIERRA MADRE - Volunteers are needed between now and Dec. 31 to help decorate Sierra Madre's "Bollywood Dreams" float entry in the 2009 Rose Parade.
3 Dec 2008
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in.
3 Dec 2008
Turnout Needed Tonight for CB4 Eighth Ave Cycle Track Vote. by Brad Aaron on December 3, 2008. 3022964648_5ebd62b72d_o.jpg Pedestrian refuges mean cyclists aren't the only beneficiaries of cycle tracks. Photo: wrkng/Flickr ...
3 Dec 2008
Looking to learn a new trade? Need freedom to just drive? Give blogging a try. The CG editors are looking for direct assistants, preferably based ...
3 Dec 2008
Four Addresses Still Needed. OK, the contest is over and I have still yet to hear from four winners. Just a reminder to those who have won and not contacted me, yet. Andy, Bo, The Gooch and PAB... please e-mail me with your addresses ...
3 Dec 2008
After sending consumers and tech journalists into a frenzy of heated discussion, Apple withdrew a statement from its support site that urged Mac customers to use antivirus software. Plus more technology news in Crave, the gadget blog at ...
3 Dec 2008
Understand Your Behaviors with Twitter - Testers Needed. I started tracking what I eat and my weight using Twitter in an effort to shed 10 pounds and consume less. It's already been (a really fast) two months since I started this ...
2 Dec 2008