Getting a Grip on Your Online Reputation (E-Commerce Times) Today's consumer is smarter than yesterday's consumer, and with the technology available to make educated purchasing decisions efficiently and quickly, Web-savvy buyers are making the most of the tools they have at their disposal. Online reviews are permeating the Web in all shapes and sizes, from reviews of a local pizza shop to posted commentary on a new piece of software. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ideal study areas change with students (Press & Sun-Bulletin) It's that time of year again. Time for parents to wake up early, get the kids on the school bus and then end the day by sorting through a maze of homework. us.rd.yahoo.com
ACT Gathering (The Capital) A Community of Transformation (ACT), in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College's open house for holistic health, will present a program from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at AACC's Cade Building, Room 219, 101 College Parkway in Arnold. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lack of summer takes toll on waterfowl season (Anchorage Daily News) By the time a tiring dog finally forced the end to opening day of the 2008 waterfowl season, we had slogged a lot of marsh hoping against hope to see dour expectations overturned. us.rd.yahoo.com
Extend stay-cations into autumn in nearby Bucks County (The Morning Call) Making the transition from summer to fall can be a golden experience without having to travel to New England to see fall foliage. us.rd.yahoo.com
London: Yes, you can (The Philadelphia Inquirer) LONDON - Ah, to be tucking into jammy scones at afternoon tea. This costly city of $7 cups of coffee and $500 hotel rooms also dishes up some bargains. us.rd.yahoo.com
'39 Clues' next big thing? (Erie Times-News) On Tuesday, the U.S. publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story -- and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public? us.rd.yahoo.com
News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman) Robert P. Maze Sr., 71, died Aug. 24, 2008 at his home in Big Lake. Maze was born Feb. 22, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Big Lake in 1968 where he enjoyed fishing, crossword puzzles, playing solitaire and collecting recipes. us.rd.yahoo.com
Remember: Memory Record and Replay Handled by Same Cells (Scientific American) Researchers have discovered that the same nerve cells involved in forming memories also are involved in replaying them. The finding, published today in the online edition of Science, provides new insight into how complex memories are laid down in a single neuron (nerve cell) and how neural firing, or communication, patterns created during memory formation are maintained during recall. [More] us.rd.yahoo.com
Games Asylum - Gaming gibberish » Shadowrun (Games Asylum) Since its release early last year, Shadowrun has been on the receiving end of a lot of flack, and to be honest, it’s mostly deserved. The single player mode is almost non-existent - you can only play against bots with less intelligence than a ’80s calculator - and there are no options to speak of. us.rd.yahoo.com
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