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Oct 10 2008, Marco Villa

Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain is at his wits end. With the economic crisis dominating headlines and people thinking first and foremost about their wallet suddenly what was until recently a close election with Messer McCain leading for...

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Oct 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

For medical office manager Sue Stein, working past the typical retirement age was a choice she made because she’s still having fun at her job and likes the lively banter with the young medical students around her.

 
 
Sep 26 2008 by AP0 Comments

In a Sept. 24 story about the fiscal 2008 pay package for Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sun’s share of the computer server market fell 7 percent in the last quarter, and that IBM Corp.’s share rose nearly 14 percent.

 
 
Sep 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz received an $11.1 million pay package in the server and software maker’s most recent fiscal year.

 
 
Sep 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

The sun has dialed back its furnace to the lowest levels seen in the space age, new measurements from a space probe show.

 
 
Sep 21 2008 by AP0 Comments

Asjha Jones scored 16 points and the Connecticut Sun forced a decisive Game 3 against the New York Liberty with a 73-70 victory Saturday night.

 
 
Sep 19 2008 by AP0 Comments

Shameka Christon scored 19 points, Cathrine Kraayeveld had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 72-63 Thursday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

 
 
Aug 9 2008 by AP0 Comments

The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with guard Sun Yue, who is playing for China and will face Kobe Bryant and the U.S. men’s team Sunday in the Beijing Olympics.

 
 
Aug 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sun Microsystems Inc. said Friday it is expanding its stock buyback program by $1 billion, an indication that the server maker believes its slumping shares are undervalued.

 
 
Aug 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc. tumbled 13 percent Friday after the server and software maker offered up worse-than-expected guidance that reflects the company’s dangerous reliance on U.S. sales in a bumpy economy.

 
 
Aug 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s profit plunged 73 percent in the most recent quarter as slumping sales to big U.S. companies and restructuring charges weighed on the server and software maker.

 
 
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Sep 13 2008 by Vikas Shekhawat1 Comments

In the latest scorching sci-fi movie ‘Sunshine’ set in the backdrop of the year 2057, the ‘real space age’ humans deliver a thermonuclear payload into the dying Sun in hope to bring it back to life. While writing this post, I feel a little...

 
 
Sep 2 2008 by Deepa4 Comments

Though talking on cellphone while driving is considered dangerous and unlawful (in many countries), most of us cannot resist the urge to answer that call even while speeding on the highway. For such times and more, we have to resort to hands-free...

 
 
Aug 28 2008 by Deepa2 Comments

Allow the breeze to take you on a smooth ride on a lazy Sunday morning. I am not penning any poetic lines and I seriously mean what I just wrote. “Brisa” is the Spanish word for “breeze,” and fitted with a seat and wheels it becomes Seat Brisa, a...

 
 
Aug 23 2008 by Nithya N0 Comments

Among the innumerable number of solar powered devices, here comes a brand new offering from the company Voltaic – a solar-powered briefcase. Indeed, it’s as effective as any other solar device, but this one will certainly prove to be more...

 
 
Aug 23 2008 by Nithya N0 Comments

Have you ever cared to wonder about the tremendous amount of electricity that’s being used by bus shelters/bus stops, or the huge ad displays with fancy lights that are placed right under them to grab your attention? Not only do these things waste...

 
 
Aug 11 2008 by Nithya N1 Comments

It’s amazing that the most power consuming phenomenon in households is going green with the solar powered air conditioner by Greencore Air. The gc102000 solar air conditioner can either be a fixed or portable version, and operates from a 170-watt...

 
 
Aug 9 2008 by Sameer Kumar2 Comments

We have created amazing fuss and plenty of intrigue about Mars and even as the Red Planet is still being explored, NASA has decided that it will try and get close to the sun and do that in seething hot conditions which would surely put to test anything...

 
 
Aug 8 2008 by Deepa8 Comments

What would you call something that can be tagged like a trolley luggage bag and when needed, simply open it up to drive around the town? No dear, am not playing riddle game here. I just stumbled upon a vehicle that can be summarized like this! Dubbed...

 
 
Aug 6 2008 by Deepa1 Comments

This can be touted as the solar energy dragon in our eco-world. What else would you a 40 meter device that sucks in abundance of sun’s energy via 62 controllable mirrors and is capable of breathing out 3000°C of high temperature and radiate 1...

 
 
Jul 30 2008 by Nithya N1 Comments

Every single one of us wants a phone which provides longer battery life. Steps in the SunBlazer, an interesting product that combines a holster and a solar charger that powers your phone. Patented by Genesis Electronics, the SunBlazer is sleek,...

 
 
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A man fishes from the dock in Burlington Harbor along the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vt., Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.