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Why software startups decide to patent ... or not - Berkeley Patent Survey finds first-mover advantage trumps patents ... Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 8:41AMResearchers Pamela Samuelson and Stuart J. H. Graham discuss key results from the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey, including how software startups perceive, use and are affected by the patent system. Of particular note, startups find that first-mover advantage and complementary assets are more important than patents.
Former ‘Boy Wonder’ Salvino as colorful as ever Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:05AMHall of Fame professional bowler Carmen Salvino was in town Monday to speak at the Italian-American Society annual gala dinner at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. He also received a key to the city of Springfield presented by Mayor Tim Davlin.
How MasterChef sucked us in Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 11:00PMWE'VE grown so used to MasterChef's huge success that it's easy to forget one crucial thing: no one saw it coming.
Public Golf North of New York City Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:44PMI-84, N.Y. - It's a summer weekend in the greater NYC area and rather than having a meal set to the dulcet tones of jackhammers and ambulances, fighting through crowds shopping or at museums, or doing a vapid dance of the sand crabs at a Hamptons time-share, you wisely decide to get some air and exercise and play golf.
How MasterChef sucked us in Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:05AMMedia heavyweights thought pilot episode was 'a bit of a yawn'.
Talk persists of Bloomberg presidential run Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:13PMBOSTON - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarizing for him to become president of the United States.
Talk persists of Bloomberg presidential run Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:24PMBOSTON, July 19 — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarising for him to become president of the United States. But analysts say however much he may protest, conditions may be gelling for Bloomberg, who came close to standing for the White House in 2008, to run in 2012 as an ...
Talk persists of Bloomberg U.S. presidential run Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:29AMBOSTON (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarizing for him to become president of the United States.
Betty White to guest star on season opener of NBC's 'Community' Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 2:45PM"Hot in Cleveland" star Betty White's red-hot show-business year shows no signs of cooling off. The six-time Emmy winner will guest star in the second-season premiere of NBC's "Community," which will air 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23.
The Roundup: David Kahn Compares Chris Webber to Darko, Huge World Cup Ratings in Canada, and No Love Child for Landon ... Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:41AMNicole Scherzinger … Tim Tebow gets his own shoe … meet the new Larry King … LeBron’s first post-Cleveland magazine cover will be GQ … the Price is Right cheating scandal … who do you write like? … rates remain low, yet mortgage applications hit a 14-year low … the RIAA: $16 million out, about [...]
Michael Giltz: Theater Review: "Our Town" With Helen Hunt Still Shines Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:02PMThe new production of Our Town currently Off Broadway at Barrow Street Theatre might just become the new millennium's Fantasticks -- a show of such...
Dr. A. Erskine Sproul Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:02PMSTAUNTON — Dr. Alexander Erskine Sproul died Monday, July 12, 2010. He was born July 22, 1916, in Augusta County, the youngest child of Hugh Bell Sproul and Agnes Erskine Miller Sproul.
Getting to the bottom of toenail fungus Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:00PMRarely does the lowly toenail generate much interest. But quite the opposite is true in the drug marketing field. Health - Conditions and Diseases - Musculoskeletal Disorders - Feet - Ingrown Toenails
U.S. woman falsely accused of Rwanda genocide rape crimes Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:42AMOn June 24, 2010, U.S. agents in Manchester, New Hampshire, arrested Rwandan genocide survivor Beatrice Munyenyezi, a Hutu and a U.S. citizen since 2004, who is charged with genocide and with rape as a war and genocide crime. Meanwhile, a federal prosecutor for the case is known for misconduct, falsification of evidence and perjury. Is it a crime to have a Facebook profile? Is it a crime to use ...
OU, Texas likely will start own TV networks soon Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 4:47AMBig 12 fans will begin to see the on-the-field changes of a slimmed-down conference next fall.
LeBron’s breakup is personal Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 12:16AMCLEVELAND — The elimination ceremony boiled down to a single sentence, uttered by the most coveted bachelor of them all.
Why e-Readers Are a Worthy Business Investment Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 11:19PMA Silicon Valley product development consulting firm called the Nielsen Norman Group (not to be confused with the Nielsen ratings company) published a study last week comparing reading performance with a book to reading with an e-reader. The results--which are suspect because there were only 24... Business - Investing - Financial Services - Guides - Investment Services
NBA Capsules: Welcome to Miami, LeBron, as Heat begin the party Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 10:41PMMIAMI (AP) — Dressed in his new Heat uniform, LeBron James took a look at his new home crowd and grinned. The MVP has taken center stage in Miami. “It feels right,” James said. “To be in this position, to wear the Heat uniform, everything is nice.
Cavs fans humiliated by decision Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:56PMCleveland fans hope to repress the memory of the day King James abdicated his Ohio thrown
LeBron's Breakup with Cleveland is Personal Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:00PMMVP's Decision to Leave Hometown Team for Miami Says a Lot about Loyalty, Marketing and Money in Pro Sports
Ehrlich snatches more voters across the aisle, poll says Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 5:07PMA new poll shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich is attracting more voters from across the aisle than Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Franken marks one year in the Senate Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:11AMWhich Al Franken would show up? A year ago, Franken had just won the biggest recount in U.S. history, and by the smallest of margins.
Too Much Screen Time Can Threaten Attention Span Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 8:02AMMONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Too much time spent watching television and playing video games can double the risk of attention problems in children and young adults, new research finds.
Professors rank Obama ahead of Reagan, behind Clinton so far Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 4:34PMBy Emily Schultheis Politico A new poll of leading presidential scholars ranks Barack Obama as the 15th best president of the United States,
Presidential ranking: FDR the best, Obama #15, George W. among the worst Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 10:19AMLoudonville, NY – For the fifth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s (SRI) Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt as the top all time chief executive.
Local men to sign book on canoeing Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:10AMBRATTLEBORO -- Alex Wilson and John Hayes, authors of "Quiet Water" paddling guides, have revised the first book to come out in the series 18 years ago, "Quiet Water" Canoe and Kayak Guide: New Hampshire and Vermont.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-07-01 11:28 FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Ireland Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 5:31AMDUBLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Ireland's early and sharp fiscal reforms have pointed the way for other heavily indebted euro zone members but its sluggish economic recovery and banking woes mean a Greek-style crisis remains a possibility. After the end of a decade-long property bubble triggered fiscal and banking crises -- battering Ireland's prized 'Celtic Tiger' economy in the process -- Dublin ...
Anger drives support for wartime presidents, study finds Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:17PMIt's no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting US president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe. But new research is the first to show that these "rally effects" represent a collective reaction to a specific human emotion -- anger.
California Water Service Group Announces Election of Dr. Thomas M. Krummel to Board of Directors Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:07PMSAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - June 30, 2010) - Today California Water Service Group ( NYSE : CWT ) announced the election of Thomas M. Krummel, M.D., 58, to the company's Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2010.
California Water Service Group Announces Election of Dr. Thomas M. Krummel to Board of Directors Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:00PMSAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - 06/30/10) - Today California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT - News ) announced the election of Thomas M. Krummel, M.D., 58, to the company's Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2010. As the Susan B. Ford Surgeon-in-Chief at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and Emile Holman Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Stanford University ...
Anger Drives Support for Wartime Presidents Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 3:25PMIt's no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests these "rally effects" represent a collective reaction to a specific human emotion - anger.
Anger drives support for wartime presidents Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 2:54PMIt's no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe - a phenomenon known as the "rally 'round the flag effect."
Merit-based raises defined Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 9:53AMThe UH Finance and Administration Committee for the Board of Regents approved the fiscal year 2011 budget in one of their most recent meetings. The budget includes funds for a 3 percent raise pool for faculty and staff, which will take effect in October. The raises awarded by the Regents will be based solely on [...]
Republican Radicals Reject Unemployment Fund Extension Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 2:42AM(NNPA) - As part of the current unemployment crisis, at last look there were 453,000 claims for insurance, a number that is likely to surge when part-time government workers employed on the Census end their term this summer.
Q&A: Uday Shankar, Chief Executive Officer, STAR India Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 12:53AMTelevision viewership has shifted in the 10 years since Rupert Murdoch’s STAR started its climb to the top with the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) and the so-called saas-bahu serials.
Botox may weaken your emotional response Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:14PMNew research suggests you may have fewer wrinkles with Botox, but your emotional life could be lessened too.
Political Notes: GOP's Schuh scores big on environmental report card Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:55AMEDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation of announcements. The Maryland League of Conservation Voters is out this week with its annual scorecard of state lawmakers.
Arroyo urges unity behind Aquino Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 9:26AMMANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, in a farewell speech Wednesday, defended her scandal-tainted record, just a week before the hugely unpopular leader steps down from office.
Customer may not have written that online hotel review Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 6:14PMThe rise of traveler-generated online reviews has forced hotel managers to contend with anonymous posts from angry or disappointed customers. It has also opened the door for sneak counterattacks in the form of bogus positive reviews created to boost their clients’ image.
White House Appoints 2010-2011 Class of White House Fellows Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 1:21PMWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the White House announced the appointment of 13 outstanding men and women to serve as White House Fellows. The White House Fellows come from diverse backgrounds, varied professions and all of the 2010-2011 Fellows have shown a strong commitment to public service and leadership. The 2010-2011 class of Fellows and their biographies are included below. “This year’s White ...
U.K. Gambles on ‘Draconian’ Cuts, Blanchflower Says: Tom Keene Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 11:46AMThe U.K.’s bet on “draconian” spending cuts and some tax increases will slow growth in real income and may reverse the nation’s economic recovery, according to David Blanchflower, a former Bank of England policy maker.
City College Defends Stadium Spending Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 7:10PMOfficials say that the La Playa Stadium renovation projects are necessary and appropriate.
Utican awarded musical fellowship Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 8:34AMUTICA, June 21, 2010 -- Grace Church Organ Scholar Timothy DavisWins National Organ Fellowship Timothy Davis of Utica has been awarded an E. Power Biggs Fellowship by the Organ Historical Society, and is attending the society’s national convention in Pittsburgh, PA, with organists from around the nation and the world.
Democrats have the blues Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 3:47AMMADISON -- Until recently, Wisconsin seemed to be a Democratic strategists dream -- a blue state getting bluer. Its two U.S. senators were well-established liberal Democrats. The governors office and both houses of the Legislature were in Democratic control after years of divided government. And President Barack Obama won the state in 2008 by 14 percentage points, one of his largest victory ...
Them’s Fighting Words Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 3:10PMUCSB study concludes that people can judge men’s fighting ability by voice alone.
GOP gives state Democrats the blues Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 4:13AMMADISON Until recently, Wisconsin seemed to be a Democratic strategists dream a blue state getting bluer. Its two U.S. senators were well-established liberal Democrats. The governors office and both houses of the Legislature were in Democratic control after years of divided government. And President Barack Obama won the state in 2008 by 14 percentage points, one of his largest victory margins ...
Why is First Fridays the best African American event in Nashville? Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 10:27PMIt’s a Friday night, the first Friday of the month, and you’d be hard pressed to find a restaurant in the city busier than the West End Avenue Chili’s. There are customers waiting on the steps out front, customers lined up in the lobby before the dining room, men and women standing by the windows that separate the bar area from the restaurant.
Wisconsin's Democrats have got the blues Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 6:21AMMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Until recently, Wisconsin seemed to be a Democratic strategist's dream — a blue state getting bluer. Its two U.S. senators were well-established liberal Democrats . The governor's office and both houses of the Legislature were in Democratic control after years of divided government.
CNN - Data Mining Your Digital Footprints Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 7:09AMForget The So-Called Paper Trail. Wherever You Go These Days, You're Creating A Path Of Digital Data, Thanks To GPS Technology And An Ever-Expanding Network Of Location-Aware Smartphones.
Massachusetts' law shows implications of N.J. Gov. Christie's proposed property tax cap Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 10:56AMThree decades after Massachusetts enacted its cap, property taxes are, by New Jersey standards, low: $4,250 for the average single dwelling last year.