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Two out of three GPs can’t name Roxon: survey

GPS — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:26:19 +0000

TWO out of three doctors cannot name Labor's health spokesperson, and more than half of those who can still prefer Tony Abbott, a national survey of GPs has revealed. Only 31 per cent of GPs were aware Nicola Roxon was the opposition health read more

Machines Against Drunk Driving

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:57 +0000

Riverside County in Southern California recently began requiring some of its DWI convicts to wear GPS trackers. The device alerts corrections officers if the wearer was enters forbidden areas (like bars) preset by the authorities. • Spectroscopic read more

Nat Ford to staff: Don’t talk to me!

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:57 +0000

At the game's outset, the players stumbled on a set of 210 GPS coordinates, paired with time codes. There were no further instructions other than a date — something would happen on Aug. 24th. Fascinated, thousands of players started theorizing read more

Vineyard Haven Boch Property Is Centerpiece of Future Plan

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:55 +0000

Nearly two decades ago, the late Ernest J. Boch Sr. paid $600,000 for what he called "a nice little spot" on Vineyard Haven harbor. Today, despite the property's current scruffy appearance, members of the Tisbury planning board could not agree more read more

Featured PRFirm

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:55 +0000

James River Heating and Air Conditioning Selects Discrete Wireless to Manage Their Mobile Technicians James River Heating and Air Conditioning Co., a leader in the HVAC community, has selected Discrete Wireless, Inc. as its GPS fleet management link

J. Crew’s tidy turnaround story

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:55 +0000

Crew that he used to build The Gap (GPS) into an industry giant. Drexler’s Gap expansion included new lines like GapKids as well as new branded stores like Old Navy. At J. Crew, he’s just added a kids line called Crewcuts and is opening a new see more

Open-Source Street View? Google Says Not Yet, but Soon Enough?

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:54 +0000

By correlating that data with GPS information, Google was able to stitch together a complete panoramic loop. The Web giant intends to add other cities at a pretty good clip; it says to keep an eye on the Google Lat Long Blog for announcements ( google read more

DENTRY: High country is calling for fishers

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:54 +0000

Which is to say, don't expect any GPS coordinates here. I give away only the names of easy lakes everyone knows about, not the one where rose-colored brook trout jump like salmon. This is the season when many readers with high aspirations cast e read more

Sept. 27: Shatner: A star is born

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Oh, and along with the star, Shatner also received a Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium, a handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more. Looks like he needs to get his old more

DigitalLife: Some Really Cool Gadgets Here

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Mio is debuting a couple of mobile GPS devices . iSuppli says this will be a $16.5 billion consumer electronics segment by 2013. Mio is in the catbird seat with an all-in-one device that speaks very specific directions, complete with street names. Says see more

Shot in the Arm: South Korean Government Promises a Hike in Drug and …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

The three-part series addressing the South Korean Healthcare Industry is part of the Frost & Sullivan Healthcare GPS subscription services. The Political and Policy Analysis of the South Korean Healthcare Industry provides a detailed coverage of the more

Judge rules New York City cannot be blocked from installing GPS …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge in New York has ruled that the city cannot be blocked from installing global positioning systems and credit card machines in taxis, rejecting demands by cab drivers against the new technology. The judge says use of GPS more

Summary Box: Bush and Clinton fatigue

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Last updated September 28, 2007 12:13 a.m. PT Summary Box: Bush and Clinton fatigue By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL THEY KNOW POLITICS HEADLINES · Nickels vetoes nightclub package · Hague to pay $8,000 for campaign violations · GPS to keep track of see more

TV Goes Mobile

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Everything except the GPS system has to be in the back seat. "The TVs are great, the technology is great, but they need to concentrate on driving because we don't have the technology the drive the car by itself quite yet," Lt. Channing Taylor of link

Search Politics for MPs and issues

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

The surgeon appointed by Gordon Brown to spearhead NHS reform in England is intent on destroying the traditional family doctor service provided by independent GPs, the British Medical Association claimed yesterday. Hamish Meldrum, the BMA chairman more

Sept. 28, 1865: England Gets Its First Woman Physician, the Hard Way

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Just the 'internet' Now A Guide to Getting Things Done Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend VW 'Nazi' Subpoena Points Up YouTube Privacy Risks Halo 3 Balances Hot New Guns, Old-School Cool Cops Test Cannon That Fires Sticky GPS link

Quirky business names, if you remember them, can create buzz

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Whimsy, however, is still going strong at places such as Blinkz, Boynq, Trimble and Pownce, which are, respectively, in the business of video search, audio products, GPS systems and personal online networking. And not, it may be said, a law firm see more

Prescription drugs killed wrestler Adams, coroner says

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

The Coast Guard says that GPS navigation devices on the boat show that it veered sharply south toward Cuba about halfway into the 50-mile trip. Archer, a former Army military police investigator, had been stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the read more

Three arrested after jewelry courier robbed

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Police arrested three men Thursday after a jewelry courier was robbed at gunpoint outside a McDonald's restaurant in robberies not always reported to police · Data on school crimes hard to obtain · Local indie film ready to roll 'em · GPS to link

Nickels vetoes City Council nightclub regulations

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels on Thursday vetoed a package of nightclub and bar regulations he felt didn't go far enough. It's robberies not always reported to police · Data on school crimes hard to obtain · Local indie film ready to roll 'em · GPS to see more

Video: Nokia’s new N95 and a prototype of the N81 8GB (bigger …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Nokia has doubled the amount of RAM in the phone for running Symbian-based applications from 64MB to 128MB, they’ve added support for Assisted GPS (which runs faster now that it has access to the HSDPA network) and they’ve dropped the retail price link

Will Roulette Wheel Land on ‘Ban’ or ‘Tax’?

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Local Video from CBS 2

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:53 +0000

Where Are The Kids? Check The GPS! There is a new GPS tool called 'Buddi' that parents can put on their children to help keep track of them. Sandra Mitchell reports. read more

McGovern likely to endorse Clinton

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Last updated September 28, 2007 11:21 a.m. PT McGovern likely to endorse Clinton By BETH FOUHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK POLITICS HEADLINES · Nickels vetoes nightclub package · Hague to pay $8,000 for campaign violations · GPS to keep track of read more

McCain optimistic about global economy

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Last updated September 28, 2007 11:24 a.m. PT McCain optimistic about global economy By JEFF KAROUB ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER POLITICS HEADLINES · Nickels vetoes nightclub package · Hague to pay $8,000 for campaign violations · GPS to keep track of more

The Tracking Corporation Taking on Yellow School Buses at a National …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

The Tracking Corporation (PINKSHEETS: TRKG) recently announced a public-private partnership between The Tracking Corporation and Niagara Falls School District that will allow the district's school buses to be equipped with GPS technology within the link

First cabs, now school buses to get GPS monitoring

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Staten Island Advance photo The Department of Education is looking into putting GPS monitoring systems into school buses. The city plans to put global positioning technology in school buses in an effort to do better at keeping the sprawling bus more

Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

His men gave rangers a couple of GPS units and guns. (His men stole a lot more than that when they attacked the patrol posts in the first place nearly two weeks ago.) Last January, when two solitary silverbacks were killed and eaten, Nkunda and his link

Make My Day

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

SYRACUSE, Ind. - I've become quite the aficionado of GPS (Global Positioning System) devices over the past year or so. I used to look down my nose at GPS users, because I thought they were incapable of reading a real map. That all changed when I used more

SAX-CRIME VICTIM

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

September 28, 2007 -- A waiter at an Upper West Side restaurant is singing the blues after being busted for scamming famed saxophonist David Sanborn out of $15,000 in bogus credit-card charges, The Post has learned. Darin Blackburn was nabbed Tuesday read more

Taxi Drivers Lose Battle Over GPS

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

A judge has denied a taxi union's request to block the city's plan to require that cabs install Global Positioning Systems. The New York City Taxi Workers Alliance filed a class action complaint against the city challenging the new requirement see more

RFMD Announces Expansion to Accommodate Rising Demand for Compound …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Solutions enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in current- and next-generation mobile handsets, cellular base stations, wireless local area networks (WLANs) and global positioning systems (GPS see more

Far EasTone aiming to overtake rivals

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Nilsson said that Far EasTone is working with a local handset maker to launch a new WiFi phone featuring global positioning system (GPS) service, DVB-T TV functionality, as well as other functions. Separately, Far EasTone said that it planned to see more

Celko On SQL: Identifiers and the Properties of Relational Keys

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

I don't know the rules for DNA matching, but in the U.S., fingerprints are classified in the Henry-Galt system (other countries have different systems) and I can get my location with a GPS built into a wrist watch. National and International see more

Portable GPS devices shine vs. in-car versions

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fancy in-car navigation systems have become a must-have option for the rich and the lost, but portable devices equipped with comparable technology for a fraction of the price have emerged as viable alternatives. "A year see more

From PARC, the mobile phone as tour guide

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Of the computer mouse, the graphical user interface and Ethernet--has developed a mobile application that offers up information that would be useful to a wanderer--things like shops, restaurants and event listings based on your location (via the GPS more

Overwhelming coverage of all industry Groups:

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

- 90% coverage of Marketing/ Promotion/ Circulation - 90% coverage of Publishers/ General Managers/ Corporate Officers - 87% coverage of Production Managers - 68% coverage of News Executives/ Managers Our two closest competitors offer expensive read more

Editor & Publisher - Newspaper Industry Information - News Media …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

Subscription Questions What changes can I expect with my E&P subscription? What are the new subscription rates/offers for E&P? When E&P goes monthly, will the price be the same? Will the change affect my expiration date? Can I subscribe online more

China TransInfo Technology Corp Announces Letter of Intent with City …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:52 +0000

GPS Control Systems to be Installed in Approximately 7,000 Taxis Citywide BEIJING, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CTFO) ("China TransInfo" or "the Company"), a leading Geographic see more

ProLink’s ProStar GPS Newest Golfer Amenity at Gold Canyon Golf Resort

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLink Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLKH) and the world's leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite ("GPS") golf course management link

Patriots-Bengals predictions

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

Patriots, 34-24. “If Tom Brady were any more accurate he'd be a GPS system. The Bengals need one to locate a defense.” Joel Magaraci, Newark Star-Ledger : Patriots by 10. “Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to tick off Bill Belichick and the see more

Picture Perfect Navigation: Mio Technology Incorporates Digital Camera …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- At the DigitalLife technology tradeshow, Mio Technology, a leading worldwide supplier of personal GPS navigation devices, unveiled its newest portable navigation and entertainment device designed for those looking read more

Mio Technology Launches Entry-Level GPS Priced Right for the Holidays

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Mio Technology, a leading worldwide supplier of personal GPS navigation devices, unveiled a new addition to its product line during the DigitalLife technology tradeshow. The Mio DigiWalker(TM) C230 is a compact see more

GPS Industries Expands Global Customer Base With Another Sale to …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) (OTCBB: GPSN), the world's leading provider of WiFi-enabled golf management systems and 'direct to the golfer' media, announced today that the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club (Sheshan), which hosted Tiger Woods see more

HTC Scores an Advantage

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

It's also equipped with Wi-Fi and next-generation cellular technology for wireless Web browsing, as well as GPS satellite-mapping capability that costs $10 a month to enable. Multiple Functions Artfully Integrated Some consumers would no doubt be link

China Sourcing Fairs Set to Break Records in October with More Than 7 …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

GPS Products; Health & Personal Care Electronics; Security Products; Electronic Components; Opto-electronics; and Power Supplies. -- Fashion Accessories Casual & Fashion Handbags; Evening Bags; Hats & Caps; Fashion Belts see more

GPS to keep track of state’s worst sex offenders

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

OLYMPIA -- In response to the abduction and killing of a 12-year-old Pierce County girl this summer, Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered an emergency program to better track the state's most dangerous sex offenders. After a preliminary briefing from her read more

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation(R) and Polaroid Picture a World …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

Polaroid Corporation, a company of Petters Group Worldwide, designs, develops, manufactures and markets a variety of consumer electronics products including LCD TVs, portable DVD players, digital cameras, GPS, instant cameras and film, and more, all more

Better Energy Introduces Next Generation Solio(R) - the Hybrid1000(R)

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

Internal circuitry, a built-in output cable, and a multitude of interchangeable tips - all allowing for universal compatibility with current and future portable electronic devices; including mobile phones, PDAs, music players, digital cameras, GPS link

Laptop Computer Stolen From Vendor That Manages Job Applicant Data for …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that a laptop containing the personal information of certain job applicants was recently stolen from the offices of an experienced third-party vendor that manages read more

Cops Test Cannon That Fires Sticky GPS Beacons at Fleeing Cars

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

Driving a getaway car just got a little tougher. As if high-speed patrol cars, helicopters, and tire spikes weren't enough, soon the fuzz might come armed with a laser-sighted, double-barreled homing-device launcher. The gizmo, called the StarChase more

Suffolk GP crisis deepens

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

HALF a million people in Suffolk could end up without GPs unless a stand-off between doctors and Suffolk Primary Care Trust can be resolved, it was warned last night. The primary care trust (PCT) wants to sign new contracts with 46 of the county's 69 more

Gap Says Laptop With Job Applicant Data Stolen

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO - The personal information of about 800,000 people who applied for jobs at Gap ( GPS - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr ) could potentially be compromised as a result of a stolen laptop from a third-party vendor. The apparel chain said Friday more

Leave the acting to me

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

GPs know that acupuncture works for back problems. It was no surprise when a German research team found that four out of ten patients reported significant improvements in their pain and mobility. But I didn’t expect the authors to give away one of link

Digital Angel Secures Order for S-VDR ‘Black Box’ for Commercial …

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

The C1's distress beacon transmits its GPS derived location and homing signals for a minimum period of seven days after its release. Once safely recovered, important voyage status information including speed, depth and course can be retrieved from its read more

India to develop its own version of GPS

GPS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:30:51 +0000

India will develop its own version of the Global Positioning System by launching seven satellites in the next six years, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan [ Images ] Nair said in Hyderabad on Thursday. The Indian Regional more

Troubled hospital is last resort for GPs