Missouri Police Officer to stand trial on sex assault charges
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (AP) - The top police officer in a remote eastern Missouri town was ordered to stand trial Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted two members of the Boy Scout troop he led after an investigator testified that the officer had confessed to the crimes. Kenneth Tomlinson II, 42, faces 16 counts of sodomy. Madison County Judge Robin Fulton set an arraignment date of March 18 following emotional testimony at the preliminary hearing, at which only prosecutors presented evidence. Fulton determined they had enough to warrant a trial. Tomlinson, who stands about 6-foot-2 and weighs well over 300... |
Has the Irresistible Rise of OpenOffice.org Begun?
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Regular readers of this blog will know that I'm a big fan of OpenOffice.org, and that I think it has the potential to break through into the mainstream. Maybe it's already begun, judging by these figures from webmasterpro.de: The numbers were collected using a novel methodology: Over two hundred thousand international visitors where analysed by the web statistics service FlashCounter. By checking (using Javascript) which fonts where installed on the system, we could identify the installed Office suites. Spread around the world, those 200,000 users aren't a huge number, so I'd take the numbers quoted with large doses of NaCl.... |
White House: No events to mark 1st year in office
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| WASHINGTON -- Don't expect any partying at the White House on Wednesday. Press secretary Robert Gibbs says nothing special is being planned to take note of Barack Obama's first year as president. Obama took the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol around noon on Jan. 20, 2009. |
The List, Obama's Fifty First Week in Office
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Obama's Fifty First Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List""The List" for 1/15/2010The White House has proposed barring Energy Department research on fast reactor recycling of nuclear waste and technical support for licensing of small, modular light-water reactors, drawing protests from Energy Secretary Steven Chu that such prohibitions will have broad adverse effects, including hurting the U.S. nuclear industry's renaissance; crimping U.S. ability to influence other countries' fast reactor designs to address proliferation concerns; and taking away nuclear waste disposal options that might be considered by the administration's planned blue-ribbon panel on alternatives to the Yucca Mountain repository.Obama plans a... |
"Smoking Gun" CBO Memo Exposes Effort to Hide Cost of Obamacare
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| a CBO memo ... was released with little fanfare over the weekend.... the "smoking gun" showing that there has been a concerted effort among Democrats to make sure the CBO does not start taking into account the cost of mandates and new regulations. The memo concerned a proposal by Sen. Jay Rockefeller -- reportedly part of the now defenct Medicare expansion "deal" reached last week -- that would require insurance companies to spend 90 of the money collected in premiums on medical claims. Their conclusion was: "In CBO's view, this further expansion of the federal government's role in the health... |
The list, Obama's Forty Fifth Week in Office
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Obama's Forty Fifth Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List""The List" for 12/04/2009 At the Obama Jobs "summit"; of the list of the leaders invited, the majority are labor union leaders, leaders of businesses with government contracts, or leaders of businesses that operate on partial public funding. 6 big unions are included: Anna Burger, Change to Win, Leo Gerard, United Steel Workers, Joe Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers, Randi Weingarten AFT. Suspicions of ACORN involvement.White House: Iran has one month to respondObama Safe School Czar,Kevin Jennings, promotes pornographic mateirals for grades 7-12Obama: We want to make sure people buying... |
U.S. House & Senate Phone/Office Directory (FYI) [Free speech - use it or lose it!]
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Congressional Phone/Office Directory HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111th CONGRESS Phone# & Room# (alpha by State & Name) 40094 Representative State District Phone Room Young, Don AK At Large 202-225-5765 2111 * Aderholt, Robert B. AL 4th 202-225-4876 1433 Bachus, Spencer AL 6th 202-225-4921 2246 Bonner, Jo AL 1st 202-225-4931 2236 Bright, Bobby AL 2nd 202-225-2901 1205 Davis, Artur AL 7th 202-225-2665 208 Griffith, Parker AL 5th 202-225-4801 417 Rogers, Mike AL 3rd 202-225-3261 324 * Berry, Marion AR 1st 202-225-4076 2305 Boozman, John AR 3rd 202-225-4301 1519 Ross, Mike AR 4th 202-225-3772 2436 Snyder, Vic AR 2nd 202-225-2506 2210 *... |
The List, for Obama's 39th Week in office
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Obama's Thirty Ninth Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List""The List" for 10/23/2009 Michelle Obama took part in a White House event to mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Mrs. Obama used the occasion to launch an extended attack on the insurance industryThe White House has told Congress it will reject calls for many of President Obama's policy czars to testify before Congress - a decision senators said goes against the president's promises of transparency and openness and treads on Congress' constitutional mandate to investigate the administration's actions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told CNSNews.com that after reviewing... |
Law & Order: Office Assistant Unit (Woman Uses TV-sleuth Skills to Hook Office Thief)
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Cue those famous two tones: "doon-doon..." Justine Faeth's favorite show is "Law & Order Special Victims Unit." And the Manhattan office assistant recently used detective skills she picked up from the show to help cops catch a man accused of a string of robberies. The suspect walked into the production company where Faeth works. Police say he stole an employee's purse, an iPod and a wallet. Before leaving, he drank water and blew his nose. Faeth saved the cup and tissue. Investigators used DNA samples from the items to track down and arrest a suspect. On Thursday, Faeth appeared on... |
Tampa police officer shot on Nebraska Avenue dies
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| A Tampa police officer was shot and killed on Nebraska Avenue late Wednesday. His name was not available at press time, but police said he was a veteran officer. A man in his 20s was taken into custody. |
Poll to Freep: Should Colin Powell - The Republican Party Head Honcho Return to Public Office?
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| The poll is running 2-1 in favor of Colin with about 3,000 votes, so your vote can affect the outcome. |
Microsoft plans free, online version of Office (To stop Google Docs from encroaching on its turf)
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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Everyone predicted Microsoft Corp. wouldn't take long to fire back against Google Inc.'s latest foray into its home turf. It took less than a week. On Monday, Microsoft said it would offer a free version of its popular Office software suite that would run on the Internet. The Redmond, Wash., company didn't mention its archrival by name, but analysts saw Monday's move as a strategy by Microsoft to protect one of its most profitable businesses against Google, which already dominates the Internet search market. The Web-based version of the Office suite will be available next year. "Microsoft was forced to...
Miniskirts, cleavage upset male SKoreans: survey
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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SEOUL (AFP) Almost three-quarters of South Korean male office workers feel uncomfortable when female colleagues show too much leg or cleavage in the workplace, a survey has revealed. A poll of 1,254 employees by the job portal site CareerNet found that 74 percent of men felt upset with the attire of their female co-workers. Some 56 percent of them cited micro-miniskirts as their chief complaint, while 51 percent objected to excessive cleavage.
Wounded Recruiting Office Shooting Victim Praises Army for Support
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 A soldier wounded last week during an attack at a recruiting office in Little Rock, Ark., that claimed a fellow soldiers life expressed no bitterness today at his attacker, and said the incident has done nothing to dampen his desire to serve in the Army. Army Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, spoke publicly about the incident for the first time since he was gunned down outside an Army recruiting office June 1. He is recovering from gunshot wounds to his neck, back and buttocks. Army Pvt. William Long, 23, was killed in the attack. He was... |
Caption Obama
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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(Vanity) Computer help needed
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| I usually offer PC help, not ask, but... I having a problem reinstalling MS Office 2003. It's looking for MT561403.CAB, which doesn't appear to be on the install disk. I've seen copies online, but I have no idea how trustworthy any of those are. I haven't seen a solution. |
Inspired by budget cuts, introducing the cardboard office - pictures
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Inspired by budget cuts, introducing the cardboard office - pictures Pictures on site http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/04/cardboard-office.html |
FBI Raiding Obama's Chief Technology Officers Office in Apparent Bribe Scandal
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| An official in the D.C. government's office of the chief technology officer has been arrested in a federal bribery sting, according to law enforcement sources. http://www.butasforme.com/2009/03/12/breaking-news-fbi-raiding-obamas-chief-technology-officers-office/ |
New York Times sells 21 floors of midtown Manhattan office
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Like other publishers, the Times company has been seeking ways to raise cash to pay off debt as advertising sales decline. The company has $350 million in loans coming due over the next two years. Total debt stood at $1.1 billion at the end of 2008. |
Office Depot posts $1.54B loss in 4Q
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| NEW YORK (AP) -- Office Depot Inc. said Tuesday it lost $1.54 billion in the fourth quarter as hefty charges and sharply lower sales in North America and abroad weighed on the office supply chain. The loss was much larger than analysts expected, and Office Depot shares tumbled 20 cents, or 13.8 percent, to a 52-week low of $1.25 in morning trading. "We are disappointed with the fourth quarter results," Chief Executive Steve Odland said on a conference call with analysts. "As these times have gotten tough for our customers they have significantly cut back their spending, including their spending... |
Welcome to Obama's Post Office.
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| I had to mail out a couple of CDs today. I put them in a 6x9 manila envelope along with a stiffener, sealed the thing up, addressed it and brought it to the Post Office. I passed it though the small slot in the bullet proof glass to the clerk who told me it would cost $1.51 to send it. This seemed a bit high to me so I asked the clerk how she arrived at the $1.51 amount. "It's a parcel. You can't fold it," she told me. "The rates went up three weeks ago." "Yeah, okay, but how... |
Mitchell wants his own office in J'lem
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| The special US envoy for Middle East peace, George Mitchell, has asked to open his own office in the region to deal with day-to-day developments between Israel, the Palestinians and neighboring states, signaling a desire for greater American hands-on involvement in negotiations. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with US Special Mideast envoy George J. Mitchell, at the PM's residence in Jerusalem last week. Photo: GPO Slideshow: Pictures of the week Mitchell, who just returned from the region on Monday and plans to go back this month after Israel's February 10 elections, has proposed placing a small staff in Jerusalem to monitor... |
Show of togetherness in the Oval Office (The impeached *Bubba Squirt: "I love this rug")
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Link only - Show of togetherness in the Oval Office |
Group Plans Employment, Training Office for Veterans
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 A San Francisco-based group has announced plans to open an employment and training office for Bay Area veterans. We are opening this new satellite office in Oakland to make it easier for veterans to access veteran-specific employment and training services in their community, explained Amy N. Fairweather, director of the Iraq Veteran Project for the Swords to Plowshares veteran support organization. We see a growing number of veterans in the East Bay, and we want to make employment and training services as convenient and accessible as possible, she said. The services offered at the Oakland... |
Obama Invents 'Office of the President-Elect'
Thursday 11th of March 2010 07:32:26 PM
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| Barack Obama has created a stir by proclaiming that he heads The Office of President-Elect an office that does not officially exist. At his first news conference on Nov. 7, Obama stood at a podium bearing a sign that read: Office of the President-Elect. Also, his Web site, Change.gov, bears the words Office of the President-Elect at the top of its home page. Writer Larry Anderson referred to the made-up little title on the American Thinker Web site, and declared: I nearly busted a gut ... Once again, [Obama] cant wait to invest himself with the trappings of office. |



