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Free stuff on vacation

Travel – SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Whether it's New York's Staten Island Ferry or London's National Gallery, free activities are a welcome bonus for travelers of all ages and incomes.Travel Web site Travelandleisure.com has come up with a list of the world's best free stuff for travelers.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 03:15am

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INSTANT VIEW: Google, IBM, Microsoft profits up

Gadgets & Tech – SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc, IBM and Microsoft Corp reported quarterly results on Thursday, giving investors a mixed snapshot of the health of the technology sector amid a slowing global economy. Google posted a 35 percent rise in quarterly net profit but missed Wall Street's consensus forecast. IBM reported a higher quarterly profit that

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 03:12am

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Pittsburgh forges ahead

Travel – PITTSBURGH After undergoing three renaissances, placing in the top ranks of "most livable cities" and hosting one of the nation's largest concentrations of eco-friendly buildings, this river town still can't seem to shake its bum rap

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 03:02am

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Try these five timesaving secrets for Word 2007

Gadgets & Tech – Whether at home or work, almost everyone uses Microsoft Word. But the program is overloaded with seemingly countless features hidden under a bevy of menus and tabs. So, here are a few of my favorite timesaving features in Word 2007:

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 02:59am

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Wii becomes top-selling video game console in US

Gadgets & Tech – LOS ANGELES (AFP) Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States,a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.Market-tracking firm NPD Group reports that 666,000 Wii consoles were sold in the United States in June, raising the total sales count in the country to nearly 10.9 mi

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 02:55am

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Ship Heavy Baggage Instead of Checking It

Travel – After Northwest's announcement this week that it will be jumping on the bandwagon to charge people for their first checked bags, it seems as if increased luggage fees are here to stay. So finally, after all these years of reading about shipping your luggage in advance (and shrugging it off as too involved and possibly too expensive),

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Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2008 02:48am

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Luxury without gambling: Atlantic City's next wave

Travel – ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - One has a salt-water spa, two celebrity chef restaurants, twice daily maid visits, 330 rooms and zero slot machines. Another has an $18,000-a-week floral budget, five swimming pools and 800 rooms but no roulette wheels, craps pits or blackjack tables. Two of Atlantic City's newest hotels are wagering customers will flock to

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 11:22pm

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Ex-prosecutor on terrorism list: Fix mistake

Travel – WASHINGTON (CNN) Washington lawyer Jim Robinson is a former assistant attorney general and once served as a U.S. attorney in Michigan.He's an American citizen who holds a high-level security clearance from the U.S. government. He's a onetime law-school dean, a husband and a grandfather.And he's on the U.S. government's anti-terrorism watch list,

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Roadtrip to China: 8 rules for work and play

Travel – NEW YORK (Fortune) We've all been there: visiting a new country we inadvertently do or say something deemed offensive to locals. At best, we're embarrassed. At worst, we risk blowing a business deal or offending our hosts.In China, cultural differences are taking center stage as more Americans head east for business and pleasure.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 10:22am

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Let technology find parking for you

Gadgets & Tech – Finding parking in a big city usually involves lots of circling, wasted time and a whole lot of luck.With that in mind, officials in San Francisco are launching an ambitious, $23 million project to install sensors on 6,000 of the city's 24,000 parking spots that will alert drivers to open spaces.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 10:18am

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Unique business aims to spread solar power

Gadgets & Tech – BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) Blake Jones' business plan for his company,Namaste Solar Electric,was so unusual, he confounded a lot of business experts."We did have a lot of skeptical,raised eyebrows at the beginning," said Jones of his company that installs solar power systems in Colorado."We even have had business schools bring teams

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 10:15am

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Apple's new App Store for iPhone stuff is addictive

Gadgets & Tech – Some are useful. Many frivolous. A bunch will waste your time. Not that there's anything wrong with that. My Seinfeldian statement has to do with the scores of programs available free or for sale at the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. It is the killer app many of us expected, even if the same cannot be said for every program in the joint

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 10:09am

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Key West's famous pink taxis get a green makeover

Travel – KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) ââ;¬" Key West's hot-pink taxis are going green.Five Sixes Taxi has acquired 10 environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles as the first step to convert its entire fleet.Company officials project the new fuel-efficient vehicles, that are still painted pink, will get about 38 miles per gallon in the

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2008 10:18am

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San Francisco computer network still hijacked; hijacker still getting paid $127,000 a year

Gadgets & Tech – The San Francisco computer technician who has locked everyone but himself out of the city's multi-million dollar computer network is still getting paid, the San Francisco Chronicle reports this morning.Terry Childs, 43, is sitting in jail with a $5 million bail for refusing to hand over the password to the system.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2008 10:13am

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Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on

Gadgets & Tech – Nintendo unveiled a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system as it seeks to capitalise on its position as the global console leader. At the E3 games conference in Los Angeles, the firm showed off its Wii MotionPlus, which it promised would add more realism and depth to games.

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