Daly suspended for six months from PGA Tour – Rotoworld.com
December 31, 2008
Daly suspended for six months from PGA Tour – Rotoworld.com Daly suspended for six months from PGA Tour
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John Daly has revealed that he is serving a six-month suspension from competing on the PGA Tour. The tour makes it policy to refrain from divulging specifics on fines and suspensions, but there is no penalty for golfers that announce the news …
Daly at his 'lowest point' after USPGA Tour suspension
John Daly Says He’s Been Suspended From Golf Tour
NHL Ties Its Brand to Great Outdoors – New York Times NHL Ties Its Brand to Great Outdoors
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M. Spencer Green/AP By RICHARD SANDOMIR The NHL gleaned two simple lessons from the rousing debut of its Winter Classic game last New Year’s Day.
Weather becomes major topic on the eve of NHL's Winter Classic
Players prepared for snow, cold ahead of Winter Classic
Not So Fast? Campaign to Contain Blagojevich Hits Roadblocks – FOXNews Not So Fast? Campaign to Contain Blagojevich Hits Roadblocks
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The case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich grows more complicated as events demonstrate that he can't be cowed as easily as US senators and the US attorney prosecuting the case would like.
Video: Burris Defiant On Senate Seat
Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08 – The Associated Press Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08
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NEW YORK (AP) – The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year – the worst since the Great Depression, wiping out $6.9 trillion in stock market wealth.
US STOCKS-Wall St closes out worst year since Depression
US STOCKS-Wall St closes out worst year since Depression
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 59, injures 130 – Seattle Times
December 31, 2008
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 59, injures 130 – Seattle Times
A fire swept through a high-class nightclub jammed with several hundred New Year’s revelers early Thursday, killing at least 59 people and injuring about 130, officials said. A number of foreigners were among the casualties from the blaze that erupted shortly after midnight at the Santika Club in
Users Report ‘Y2K For Zunes’ As Internal Clock Goes Awry – Tampa Bay Online
SAN FRANCISCO – Happy New Year from Microsoft Corp.: Your Zune is dead. Thousands of Microsoft’s Zune media players — the software company’s answer to Apple Inc.’s iPod — unexpectedly conked out today and showed users an error message, prompting references to “Y2K for Zunes.” The problems
Explosive Curling
December 31, 2008
As The Fed explains, bystanders like Kevin Martin were positively giddy.
“Sport doesn’t get any better than that,” Martin raved.
“I don’t care what sport you’re talking about. That was great shooting. It’s amazing shit.”
The photo above was taken by Sean Mascaluk, of S&L Photography right here in Camrose. Sean captured John Morris seconds after he became the fifth curler out of eight to nail the pinhole in a wild all-team sudden-death shootout series.
Following singles play this afternoon, the World now leads North America 119 to 81, and here comes skins curling: men’s, women’s and mixed again tonight, and the big enchilada finale tomorrow.
April Fool’s tax cuts for the richThis, from
December 31, 2008
April Fool’s tax cuts for the rich
This, from John Key’s speech from the throne.
My Government is today tabling a Bill to reduce personal taxes from 1 April 2009. Its intention is to pass this new tax legislation by Christmas and it believes this tax reduction will equip New Zealanders with some much needed extra cash in tough economic times.
It is the New Zealanders who are earning less than $40,000 who need extra cash in tough economic times. Guess how much their April 1 tax cut will be?
Nothing.
A couple earning $70,000 – one on $38,000, the other on $32,000 – gets nothing at all.
Broncos owner says team needed change – ESPN.com
December 31, 2008
Broncos owner says team needed change – ESPN.com
DENVER — In a tear-filled news conference the day after firing Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen gave no timetable for hiring the coach’s replacement. Since winning two Super Bowls, Mike Shanahan’s tenure in Denver was a blur of of fired coordinators, failed free agents, boom-or-bust
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 59, injures 130 – Seattle Times
A fire swept through a high-class nightclub jammed with several hundred New Year’s revelers early Thursday, killing at least 59 people and injuring about 130, officials said. A number of foreigners were among the casualties from the blaze that erupted shortly after midnight at the Santika Club in
Caution light rerouted Marine in fatal jet crash – WLOS.com
HAVELOCK, N.C. (AP) — Marine Corps officials say a pilot killed in a crash during a training exercise began having problems shortly after takeoff, prompting his return to a North Carolina base. Capt. Alberto N. Bencosme was piloting the AV-8B Harrier that crashed Monday in an unpopulated area near
Palin: Future son-in-law is no high school dropout – Merced Sun-Star
December 31, 2008
Palin: Future son-in-law is no high school dropout – Merced Sun-Star
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her future son-in-law is not a high school dropout as the press is reporting. The former Republican vice presidential candidate told The Associated Press on Wednesday that 18-year-old Levi Johnston is enrolled in high school through a correspondence
Users Report ‘Y2K For Zunes’ As Internal Clock Goes Awry – Tampa Bay Online
SAN FRANCISCO – Happy New Year from Microsoft Corp.: Your Zune is dead. Thousands of Microsoft’s Zune media players — the software company’s answer to Apple Inc.’s iPod — unexpectedly conked out today and showed users an error message, prompting references to “Y2K for Zunes.” The problems
Israel rebuffs Gaza truce call, mobilizes troops – Reuters
December 31, 2008
Israel rebuffs Gaza truce call, mobilizes troops – Reuters
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after Hamas rockets hit an Israeli town and Palestinians endured more air strikes on the last day of 2008. Israel also stepped up preparations for a possible ground offensive into the densely-populated
CDC study: Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks – Delaware Online
ATLANTA — A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said today. The study, the longest-running of its kind, showed the rate of hospitalized
Customer testimonials: Broyles Software
December 31, 2008
Customer testimonials: Broyles Software
I recently exchanged a number of e-mails with Bill Broyles of Broyles Software, Inc., and I wanted to share Bill’s thoughts as this week’s customer testimonial, verbatim.
Hi Mr. Rabins,I really enjoyed your newsletter this morning re: SEO, and think you are onto something very useful …
… This is off topic, but I want you to know, after YEARS of trying software from everywhere to replace the CLIPPER software that I used to sell over 800 doctors an app that I wrote with it, I finally sat down and really gave a5v9 a workout. It involves writing source code to retrieve data from several dbf’s and formatting the data to the Ansi-837 X12 format. Using Xbasic and my usual trial and error methodology I have it at last. I now am a believer. Your product has turned several other software products into shelfware. MS=Visual Studio included.
I wasted so much time trying other software, when I had Alpha all the time. Your code editor works great for me. I see somebody has tried to reinvent the wheel with a preprocessor to utilize Ultra Edit. I use Ultra Edit to maintain my Clipper app. Your code editor beats it hands down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for Alpha 5!
A former ClipperHead,
Bill Broyles
BROYLES Software Inc.
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When I asked Bill if I could quote him for the blog, he was so kind to send even more of an elaboration.
Richard,You certainly can quote me. I suppose the “shelfware” line may have got your attention. Let me spice it up some.
Searching for development software is a real complex issue. I had literally thousands of lines of legacy code to rewrite. It seemed like a no-brainer, I needed xbase based software, like Visual Objects, or dBase, maybe Visual FoxPro. Besides these three, I tried Harbour, xHarbour, xBase++ and the new Vulcan. All of these softwares have a steep learning curve, that requires months of tutorials, message board participation, and in most cases costly support packages, and addins. All of these software packages are expensive, for me a one man shop. Anywhere from $199.00 up to $795.00 plus training and support. Did I mention books? I have more books on software than the library. One book shelf is overloaded with Visual FoxPro books. I’m not a speed reader, and my 65 year old brain doesn’t usually “get it” the first reading …
I actually released a Visual FoxPro app. The scary part about that is Microsoft has decided NOT to support Visual FoxPro, and bug fixes are rare …
Now when I say I tried them, I mean I took months, in some cases over a year and a half coding all day, every day. I always would come up against a wall that I couldn’t get past, or there were anomalies that were not getting fixed. Frustrated, I tried some of the new software offerings like Python, SoftVelocity and all of the Visual Studio programs. I forgot to mention that all of these softwares had updates, new versions and changes that had to be sorted out.
The pain has ended. Alpha software is the answer for me. It is a pleasure to use, actually requires NO expensive add ons, and is easy to code. It is NOT xbase coding, but close enough, and in fact has many functions and methods that do the same thing and MORE! The help is excellent with many examples. Your videos are truly inspiring.
Thank you again for such a rich and mature development package.
Kind regards,
William Broyles
BROYLES Software Inc.
Clarkston, WA 99403
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New Cancer Cure – Vitamin C
December 31, 2008
New Cancer Cure – Vitamin C
New Cancer Cure Natural Vitamin C ?
Reports of Vitamin C as a cancer cure abound again as new scientific research comes to light.
A cancer treatment pioneered by Nobel Prize Winning Linus Pauling over 30 years ago has recently gained favour again. Doctors in London’s Harley Street are administering the intravenous Vitamin C treatment for only £100 a shot.
London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says “It is currently against UK law for Nutritionists to treat cancer but there are certainly many things we can do to support and bolster your immune system and antioxidents such as buffered vitamin C are one of many tools we use”
Nutritionists can work with your doctor of health professional to maximise your body’s potential to thrive.
See www.optimumnutritionists.com
New Year Delayed by Extra Second – Deutsche Welle
December 31, 2008
New Year Delayed by Extra Second – Deutsche Welle New Year Delayed by Extra Second
Telegraph.co.uk
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Revellers ushering in 2009 will have to literally wait a second this New Year's Eve. The world's official timekeepers are adding a "leap second" to the final day of the year to help match clocks to the Earth's spin.
Video: 2008 Will Be an Extra-long Year
Second book on fake Holocaust love story cancelled – Reuters Second book on fake Holocaust love story cancelled
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LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 (Reuters Life!) – A second book featuring a Holocaust love story between Florida-based Herman and Roma Rosenblat was cancelled on Tuesday after the publisher found out that the couple's amazing tale was not true.
How a little lie snowballs into a publishing scandal
As Another Memoir Is Faked, Trust Suffers
China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case – Reuters China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case
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By Ian Ransom BEIJING (Reuters) – The chairwoman of a Chinese diary company went on trial on Wednesday over a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill.
Video: More People Head to Trial in China Milk Scandal
