February 23, 2010

100 Mbps Broadband

Excitement about the approach of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan, due March 17, is inspiring ever more dramatic calls for greater high-speed Internet connectivity in the United States, reports arstechnica.com. This month, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski declared that the agency wants 260 million Americans hooked up to 100 Mbps broadband by 2020. Not […]

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Fogo de Chao Churrascaria

Houston Press: It would be difficult for even the most refined carnivore to refrain from licking his chops when first laying eyes on this South Brazilian restaurant. Scurrying from table to table are seemingly dozens of waiters in gaucho garb with flashing knives and long skewers of meat. Lunch and dinner are on a flat-rate-per-person

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Stores Within Supermarkets Becoming More Popular

Retail Traffic: In an effort to capitalize on consumers’ desire for one-stop shopping, non-retail businesses are increasingly opting to open offices inside supermarkets. In the past few months, the AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah (AAA NCNU) opened six AAA Express stores inside Lucky Supermarkets in Northern California. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Seaboard, real estate

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Covelli Receiving Honor

Warren Tribune Chronicle: Local entrepreneur Sam Covelli is accustomed to winning awards for his successes in the business world, but he admits that being named 2010 Penguin of the Year by Youngstown State University is special. “It’s quite an honor when you hear of other people that have won the award, like (Ohio State football

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Company Offers FREE Tax Preparation To Valley Educators

ABC15.com: A company is offering free tax preparation to Valley teachers, school employees, and bus drivers next month. Liberty Tax Service is offering free tax preparation during “Educator Appreciation Days” to new customers from March 1st to March 7th at participating Liberty Tax offices. “Employees involved in educating our children deserve a tax break,” said

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Inventor Launches ‘Rock-It’

Heck with a better mousetrap. Jason Lucash, 26, is busy inventing compact products that help people listen to music. The Danville Express News reports that Rock-It, developed by Lucash, is a gadget that allows music fans to use any household object as a speaker – it’s the “first ever portable vibration speaker system,” explains Lucash.

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