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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonellaWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:18PMAs they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.

Island development slims downWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:15PMTall buildings will rise on Treasure Island, but the prospect of consistently narrow towers was rebuked by The City’s planning chief because they might resemble Vancouver, British Columbia. Draft design guidelines for the redevelopment of Treasure Island — where new stores, a hotel and...

Elizabethton near end on one school expansion, plans for anotherWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:56PMELIZABETHTON — Workers should be completing the final touches on the four new classrooms at West Side Elementary next week. The school’s new gymnasium will be completed next month.

City may buy more Barton Creek land; social media policy in the worksWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:55PMCity may buy more Barton Creek land; social media policy in the works

Fedora 13 Alpha ReleasedWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:46PMAdamWill writes "The first pre-release of Fedora 13, Fedora 13 Alpha, has been announced and is available here. As always, a new Fedora brings a bundle of new features, including available experimental open source 3D acceleration support for Nvidia graphics adapters, automatic printer driver installation, easy color management on the GNOME desktop, a bundle of improvements to NetworkManager and ...

Voltaix to Construct Manufacturing Facility in PennsylvaniaWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:43PMBRANCHBURG, N.J., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Voltaix, LLC, a leading provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips and solar cells, plans to open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Voltaix, LLC will construct the plant at the Portland Industrial Park in Upper Mt.

Groups discuss Plaza Pool's futureWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:36PMThe future of Plaza Pool is cloudy at best. Whether and how to keep it open has been a point of discussion for both the Alpena County Board of Commissioners and Alpena Public Schools Board of education. Members of the finance committes for both entities met Wednesday morning to discuss possibilities of keeping Plaza Pool afloa.

WEB/TECH: Google Maps Finally Adds Bike RoutesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:31PMAt long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific mapping sites. But Google is rolling it out in 150 cities nationwide and announcing it Wednesday at the 10th Annual ...

Chambiss and Roberts Urge Caution on CompetitionWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:29PMA pair of senior Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee cautioned Obama administration officials not to get too carried away with these competition hearings that start Friday.