Monthly Archives: December 2009

Chinese-American Past Rescued From Chop Suey ClicheBloombergThe opinions expressed are his own.) To contact the writer of this column: James S. Russell in New York at jamesrussell@earthlink.net.and more » Original story here.

Tony Stewart exceeded most everyone’s expectations this past racing season. read more Original story here.

PC World – It’s that time of year again when the endless, and always entertaining, year-end lists come out. The search engines have already had their say with Yahoo’s top searches of 2009 Original story here.

Reuters – Despite iPods, genetic sequencing, the Internet and Twitter, nearly a third of Americans said they thought there would be more technological advances by the year 2010. Original story here.

Reuters – Endangered species from polar bears to giant salamanders, great white sharks to beluga whales and Namibian quiver trees to Cuban crocodiles will have their day on the Internet throughout 2010. Original story here.

Editorial PageLincolnton JournalA classmate of mine from my days at old Lincolnton High School responded to my previous column about cancer, … Original story here.

AP – An Irvine man has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of uploading an unauthorized pre-release copy of the Mike Myers film “The Love Guru” to the Internet. Original story here.

PC World – 2009 was a very big year for Clearwire, as the wireless Internet provider took its ambitious rollout of mobile WiMax from just two cities to nearly 30 markets. Original story here.

Comcast would pay $16 million in proposed Internet settlement | Philadelphia …Philadelphia InquirerOne million Comcast Corp. high-speed Internet customers could be eligible for rebates under a $16 million proposed class-action settlement …and more » Original story here.

New year honours for Haringey facesHaringey Independent… aimed at young people. PC Willmott, who lives in Essex, said: "I feel very thrilled, it's an honour to be awarded, it's so nice to be appreciated. … Original story here.

Reuters – A second person has agreed to plead guilty in the case involving a copy of the Mike Myers bomb “The Love Guru” leaking on the Internet a day before its theatrical release. Original story here.

Belleville News Democrat Nonconference stumble hits home for MarylandWashington TimesIt wasn't that William & Mary became the fourth nonconference team in three seasons to leave Comcast Center with a victory. …Terps stunned by William & MaryBaltimore SunRecap: Maryland vs. William … Continue reading →

Trials and tribulations for one kidney transplant patientSan Bernardino Sun… a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and resident of Pasadena. Dr. Dunavan can be reached at drclaired@earthlink.net.and more » Original story here.

PC World AT&T Tells FCC It's Time to Cut the CordPC WorldVoIP phone services are offered as a bundled service along with broadband Internet service, and digital cable TV by major players like Comcast, Verizon, …and more » Original story here.

AP – Using the White House’s blog, a top aide to President Barack Obama on Wednesday dismissed former Vice President Dick Cheney’s criticism about Obama’s approach to dealing with terrorists as “the typical Washington game of pointing fingers and making … Continue reading →