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  • Race, ethnicity play big role in Orange school board rezoning Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:20PMA committee is drafting maps showing proposed Orange school districts to take on the road A third of the students in Orange County Public Schools are Hispanic. Nearly 30 percent are black. But the decade-old map determining School Board representation has white majorities in all but one district.
  • HTC Status Video Review Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:47PMThe HTC Status is a low priced Android messaging phone on ATT. It's the US counterpart to the HTC Cha Cha, and it proves inexpensive doesn't mean junk. We really like the design and materials-- it looks modern, unique ...
  • Polyphonic Spree Releases Single as iOS App Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:25PMSymphonic pop rock band, The Polyphonic Spree, has released its first single in four years as an iOS app.
  • Circa Survive Announces Fall Tour; Exclusive Presale Begins Wednesday, July 20th With General Presale and Public ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:18PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jul 18, 2011) - Atlantic recording group Circa Survive has announced details for their upcoming fall headlining tour. The Pennsylvania-based rock band will kick off the cross-country trek on September 22 nd at the Chameleon in Lancaster, PA (see itinerary below). Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, July 23 rd at 12:00noon EDT. As a bonus to their ...
  • Indie Games Summer Uprising Headliners Announced Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:57PMA month ago, we told you about the Xbox Live Indie Games Summer Uprising. The community-created event originally began last winter, as a way to showcase some of the better titles that appear on the Xbox Live indie marketplace. Over the last month, developers have submitted their games, hoping to grab the featured spots when [...]
  • Gran Prix bike race starts Friday Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:39PMOne of the Southeast’s biggest bicycle races is coming to town.
  • Supervisors to consider redistricting plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:56PMThe county redistricting committee's proposal for carving up supervisorial districts will be...
  • Southeastern drought worsens – USGS to assess impacts in Georgia, Florida and Alabama Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:41PMLive Oak — Streamflow and groundwater conditions in southwestern Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida and Alabama continued to worsen during July. Waterways in many of the regions rivers are setting new record lows with gauges on the Flint, Suwannee, Ochlocknee, Alapaha, and Apalachicola rivers recording the lowest water levels in their history due to lower than normal rainfall.
  • Motorola XT860 4G is the Droid 3's curling loving cousin for Bell Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:59AMLooks like someone took the Droid 3 , slapped a new name on it, and shipped it north to our friends in Canada, but added one neat twist -- it's now rocking an extra "G." Officially known as the XT860 4G, Bell's version of Motorola's QWERTY slider comes packed with a HSPA+ radio that can handle the 850MHz, 1900MHz, and 2100MHz bands. That means not only can our ice-sweeping neighbors enjoy ...
  • Gov. Jerry Brown, Legislature require rural homeowners to pay fire fee Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:43AMThe bill mandates a $150 annual fee for fire-prevention services from homeowners living in wildfire-prone areas. They are also debating the revival of proposed land-use restrictions.
  • Tips for dealing with printers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:40AMPrinters are generally inexpensive to buy, which is nice, except for one thing: They are not generally inexpensive to own. The initial purchase price is only a small fraction of the cost of ownership.
  • Train depot field pared to 3 sites Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:35AMBRUNSWICK — State and Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority officials told attendees of a Thursday night forum they’ve looked into six different Brunswick sites to locate a controversial train layover facility, and that they’ve whittled the list to three legitimate finalists.
  • Apps for getting you there Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:32AMA few years ago, makers of GPS navigation devices like Garmin, TomTom and Magellan didn't have apps. Now their devices and apps compete with apps from mobile specialists like Navigon, MotionX GPS-Drive, TeleNav, Networks in Motion and, of course, Google to give us directions.
  • New App We&Co Lets Customers Say Thanks, Get Free Stuff Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:06AMPeople like to brag about where they go, and they dig the idea of competing to "check in" more: FourSquare grew 3,400 percent last year . A new app is betting people will want to say thanks as much as they like saying, "I'm here." GOOD got a sneak peek at  We&Co , which launches publicly today after a test run in Atlanta. “Instead of the check in, our central action is the thank you,” We&Co's ...
  • Google quietly pulls flawed travel times from Maps Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:03AMGoogle has removed a service that predicted travel times with traffic from the browser-based version of Google Maps.
  • News: Halo: CE Anniversary pre-order bonuses Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:46AMAvatar armour and game modifying skull. Pre-order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and you'll get Avatar armour and a skull, Microsoft has announced. Here are the details: A new trailer detailing the pre-order items is below, alongside some nifty new images. Read more...
  • America: Land of the crummy-sounding cell phone Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:34AMWant to buy a high-definition cell phone? You can now get one in 22 countries, including Uganda -- but not the U.S.
  • RootMetrics Puts Mobile Carriers to the Test in New York, Finds Dramatic Differences in Call Performance Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:09AMThousands of Data, Call and Text Tests Lead to a Verizon Victory in New York (PRWeb July 18, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8646983.htm
  • Session's budget challenges prompt needed reforms Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:34AMEditor's Note: This is the first of two reports by Sen. Nelson on the accomplishments of the legislative session.
  • Dwyre: British Open weather goes from mild to wild Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:48AMAfter a blustery, rainy, miserable day, Darren Clarke is left standing, one ahead of Dustin Johnson. The Weather Channel is missing an opportunity. It needs to start bidding every year for the broadcast rights to the British Open.
  • Design grads’ t-shirts encourage civic pride Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:34AMCollege of Design grads incorporate their studies into t-shirts that are informative and stylish.
  • A question of identity: Is Crofton part of west county or south county? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:38PMWhere does Crofton belong? That question is central to how County Council districts are redrawn later this year: whether the 25,000-person community more closely resembles the waterfront villages of southern Anne Arundel County or the booming bedroom communities near Fort George G. Meade. New census data shows the county's population has grown unevenly; the distribution of people in the seven ...
  • Jeyakumar, the activist doctor Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:15PMWe can see in Jeyakumar’s activism his response to a deep and intuitive awareness that marginalised communities live in our midst, dispossessed by progress, expropriated by capital, and neglected by the state, writes Khoo Boo Teik. Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, or Kumar as I call him, is a public figure of enormous stature. Very much respected [...]
  • How to get into PC gaming Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:51PMWhy bother? I also value PC gaming for diversity of experience. I love console controllers, but I also love the keyboard and mouse. I love sitting back on the couch in front of a big TV, but I also love hunching toward a monitor at my desk.
  • Carmageddon: How L.A.'s Local News Stations Are Covering Freeway Closure Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:10PMSofia M. Fernandez Everything from mobile apps, freeway maps, bar and restaurants deals and live traffic updates are available to residents. read more
  • Summit County residents plan for 2050 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:47PMSummit County's 2050 planning session on Thursday night was called a success by organizers as 20 residents answered questions and gave feedback on
  • Crysis 2 review Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:35AMPicking up this game from my local gamestop I was actually excited with all the exclusives and what not right on the cover, but after a couple of hours of getting into the meat of the game I was left with  feeling like I was missing out a little bit from the first game, but lets not get into that just yet. The controls are mapped with quite alot of thought onto the controllers. Switching between ...
  • Maple Grove Days offers something for everyone Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12AMThe Maple Grove Community Organization has all kinds of events planned at the Maple Grove Days 2011 celebration, Thursday through Sunday, July 14 through 17.
  • 'RIP Joss Stone' note is found Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:06AMCHILLING note was found in car close to alleged robbery target's home, a court heard
  • News: Two Worlds II: Velvet GOTY Edition Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:02AMTreasures plus expansion for October. A Velvet Game of the Year Edition has been announced for role-playing game Two Worlds II. This seductive package will be released in October and wrapped in either black (PC/Mac) or red velvet (console). Real actual metal from the real world will feature on the corner of the stylish box and on an eye-catching Two Worlds II box logo. A "huge" double-sided ...
  • Geologist says Keene Valley landslide is expected to continue Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:38AMRAY BROOK - What is now the largest landslide in New York history is expected to continue on its slow and destructive path down the side of Little Porter Mountain. When it will stop is anybody's guess.
  • Food deserts along the Central Coast Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:31AMWATSONVILLE, Calif. – 10% of the United States is now a desert – a food desert, that is.
  • Special panel to draw Nevada voting districts Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:43PMCARSON CITY (AP) — A state judge said Tuesday he wants to take politics out of redrawing Nevada voting districts and will appoint a panel of special masters to oversee the task left unresolved by the 2011 Legislature.
  • With L.A. 405 closure, it's all about surviving 'Carmageddon' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:06PMFor 53 hours this weekend and early Monday, a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 405 will be closed in western Los Angeles for a bridge demolition.
  • Getting By Without a Computer Printer Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:24PMBy adopting a few strategies, you can reduce, or even eliminate, the expense and frustration of using a printer.
  • Remains of the Day: JailbreakMe Fix for Stuck Verizon iPhones [For What Its Worth] Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:14PM# forwhatitsworth Klout now factors in Foursquare checkins to users' influence score; Amazon's Endless.com announces free international shipping to 50+ countries; frequent fliers exploit a government program to get free air travel; JailbreakMe fix for stuck Verizon iPhones; AT&T sponsors a cheaper, ad-supported Amazon 3G Kindle; Bing updates their web maps; Apple releases Aperture update; Google ...
  • With Mobile Navigation Comes Easy Directions - App Smart Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:47PMWith voice-guided navigation for drivers, street-view options and updates on traffic, GPS apps for smartphones carry more than just turn-by-turn directions.
  • An International Student’s Perspective: Part 1 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:28PMInternational student Liz Wesson talks about her experiences at the University of Sydney. Realizing she wanted to do more with her passion for animals, she decided to go back to uni to become a Vet. Deciding on a School I’ve always had an overwhelming passion to work with animals, and have always been one of those
  • Barnidge: Splitting Gaul? Nope, it's Contra Costa Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:25PMHistory tells us that all Gaul was divided into three parts, but those were simpler times. Emperors, war and bloodshed determined borders back then.The process under way in Contra Costa County, where supervisors are trying to carve out five districts of comparable population, is a bit more complex.
  • Engineering firm studying ways to improve pedestrian, bicycle circulation in Newtown Borough Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:20PMNEWTOWN BOROUGH – Over the summer, an engineering firm will be studying ways to improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation in town.
  • Google officially announces “What Do You Love” search tool Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:12PM  Google quietly launched a new website a few weeks ago called What Do You Love, otherwise known as WDYL. Today, the company made it officially by announcing it on the Official Google Blog. The new search tool combines almost all of Google’s services into one page. According to Google, the goal was to find a way [...]
  • Plainfield Fest will bring fun and traffic Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:06PMPLAINFIELD — Plainfield Fest kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday evening, but downtown road closures will begin earlier and end later to make way for the event.The fest will feature fun for all ages, including carnival rides, food vendors, miniature train rides and music under the Miller Lite beer tent. Friday night’s entertainment line-up features country rocker Michael Heaton ...
  • Sacramento City Council to study 4 redistricting proposals Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:33AMThe task of carving up the city of Sacramento into eight new council districts is now in the hands of the City Council.
  • Harry Shearer's New Orleans Documentary To Screen Saturday Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:42AMHe's known for his voice work on The Simpsons and his music in Spinal Tap, but now Harry Shearer has a new title: documentary filmmaker.
  • BYU - Football Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:24AMWest Jordan • A first attempt by GOP leaders to draw a statewide plan for 75 new Utah House districts is causing angst among incumbents — both Democrats and Republicans — by placing more than a dozen of them in new districts with another incumbent, creating tough matchups for re-election.
  • Redistricting Commission halts second draft release Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:06AMPASADENA - Citing the need for more time to deliberate, California's Citizens Redistricting Commissioners announced that they will not be releasing the second round of draft maps Friday as planned.
  • Website displays Dells history in photos, cards Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:05AMFew things spur memories as much as old photographs and postcards.
  • Republicans release proposed state legislative maps Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:41PMStaff and wire report RALEIGH — Republican legislators on Tuesday proposed General Assembly districts for the next decade that would give more political influence to areas in and around Raleigh and Charlotte and appear to help retain new G ...
  • KOKANEE CRANKWORX PUSHES TECHNICAL PROGRESSION OFF THE MOUNTAIN WITH MOBILE APP DESIGNED BY QUICKMOBILE INC. Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:28PMVANCOUVER/WHISTLER, BC Kokanee Crankworx is excited to reveal their mobile events app for all smartphones developed by QuickMobile. The app will give users access to important festival specific information like event schedules, updated results, area maps and venue information, all in the palm of their hand. The Kokanee Crankworx app will be an invaluable resource to stay on top of the non-stop...
  • Redistricting panel cancels second draft of legislative maps Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:09AMCitizens commission charged with drawing legislative districts says the move will allow it to focus on the final draft, but interest groups say the action limits their chance for feedback. The citizens panel that for the first time is determining California's new voting districts has canceled second drafts of its proposed maps, drawing heavy criticism Monday from interest groups that complained ...