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| username check |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 8:21 am |
| Tags: The Geek, Mashable, Online Tools, Social Media, Social Media Tools, Social Network Services, Username Check, Web Tools |
| Personally, I cannot be arsed to check or reserve neither blankanvas or patlaw over the endless social media services out there. Still, this is a pretty nifty service. Check whether your preferred username is available or taken across 63 social media services here. Via: Mashable |
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| Latest Texas sports: |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 8:17 am |
| Tags: Sports, State News |
| Blocked punt gives Arizona 30-24 overtime victory GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Sean Morey blocked Mat McBriar’s punt and Monty Beisel scooped up the ball and scored from 3 yards to give the Arizona Cardinals a crazy 30-24 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Morey rushed untouched off the left side of the Dallas line to block the |
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| Oklahoma soldiers return home |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 8:14 am |
| Tags: Regional News |
| OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An initial wave of Oklahoma Army National Guard members has returned home from Iraq. A Guard spokesman said the first of two planes carrying members of the 45th Infantry Brigade arrived early Sunday at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base. Those soldiers are from Stillwater-based Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 179th |
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| Paul Krugman named Nobel laureate |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:59 am |
| Paul Krugman, professor of economics and columnist for the New York Times has won this year's Nobel Prize for economic. I'll let his paper explain: The American economist Paul R. Krugman won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity. Mr. Krugman, 55, a professor at Princeton University |
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| Gunmen kill 6 at party in northern Mexico |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:58 am |
| Tags: Regional News |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen have killed six young men at a family party in the gang-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. A spokesman for the regional Attorney General’s Office, Alejandro Pariente, says the men between the ages of 20 and 25 were killed during a party in a house. The motive for the attack was not immediately |
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| Man wants to start whiskey distillery in Waco |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:58 am |
| Tags: State News |
| WACO, Texas (AP) - Chip Tate hopes to join the ranks of the less than a dozen distillers operating in Texas by producing small-batch whiskey reminiscent of scotch in Waco. Last week, the 33-year-old applied for state and federal licenses to start a distillery. There are only nine Texas distillers in operation, including a bourbon maker. The oldest |
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| Allen resident injured when car crashes into house |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:54 am |
| Tags: State News |
| ALLEN, Texas (AP) - A 20-year-old man was injured when a car slammed into a bedroom at the front of his house. The driver of the car was also taken to the hospital. Police said that the car crashed into the house about noon Saturday. Cody Galofaro was pinned under the car until firefighters could remove him, police said. The Dallas Morning News |
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| Noriega supports veterans hospital |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:53 am |
| Tags: State News |
| McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega expressed support Sunday for establishing a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. Noriega, who is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the Nov. 4 election, also picked up the endorsement of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee. He spoke at |
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| At the State Fair: Children praise grandparents |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:50 am |
| Elizabeth Farrar calls her grandmother “the sugar within” her tea.The analogy was one of several the 11-year-old Lexington resident used to describe her grandmother, Gayla Farrar of West Columbia.“She serves with devotion her family and friends,” Elizabeth explained. “When I’m with her, adventures never |
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| Meanwhile... |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:39 am |
| Tags: Humanity |
| 1. Justin McKeating - Say 'no' to 42 days.: The House of Lords debates 42 days today and is expected to vote against it, but with the Prime Minister still insisting that he will push through the 42-day proposals, [Amnesty International] will keep on campaigning until it's defeated once and for all. Sign the petition. Pass it on. 2. AlertNet |
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| Bicyclist injured in crash with car |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 7:19 am |
| COLCHESTER -- A woman was treated at Fletcher Allen Health Care after being hit by a car at the intersection of East and West Lakeshore drives in Colchester. |
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| Happy Posters: Godalming GU17 |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 6:54 am |
| Tags: Teh Interwebs |
| The Happy Poster mission to Godalming on Saturday was just as revealing/rewarding as the 2004 mission, but rather than filing a full report I am instead going to suggest that you admire this single image of a sun-dappled noticeboard, because this is what the afternoon felt like: Next: Happiness comes to a London campus |
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| Breastfeeding Banned by Plunket |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 6:48 am |
| Tags: Family |
| Plunket bans any retail material related to breastfeeding. Breastmates posters are declined by Plunket and cannot be displayed at centres around New Zealand. » PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews |
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| Teachers question testing situation |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 6:39 am |
| CHARLESTON — Some Charleston County teachers say officials didn’t allow snacks or breaks during standardized testing this year, when scores dropped at an inner-city school that had been a beacon of achievement.The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sunday that district officials said they only tried to make sure snacks and breaks |
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| Midlands most wanted |
| Published: October 13, 2008, 6:37 am |
| Each Monday, The State runs information on a suspect wanted by authorities. Since the feature began in February 2004, 78 suspects have been taken into police custody.Date of birth: Oct. 8, 1984Description: Robinson is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 180 poundsWanted by: Columbia Police DepartmentCharges: Murder, attempted armed robbery, possession |
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