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Michael Dell, 39, seems too young to retire. Then again, he’s had the same job for 20 years. Dell has run the PC maker that shares his name since 1984, when he started it in his college dorm room. He has lasted twice as long as most chief executives — and much longer than many […]
San Antonio International Airport will receive a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the administration’s effort to reduce noise pollution at America’s airports. San Antonio International receives $6 million to fight noise pollution
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) on Wednesday confirmed what local allergy sufferers have known for years — that San Antonio is one of the worst cities in America for allergies. San Antonio named one of worst allergy cities
A mammal that is the daughter of two female parents has been created for the first time. ‘Virgin birth’ mammal rewrites rules of biology
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks before dawn Thursday, April 22. Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere with dark skies away from city lights could see anywhere from 5 to 25 shootings stars per hour, or one every few minutes. Meteor shower peaks before dawn Thursday
As part of its spring line, fashion label Gucci is selling a $195 carrying case designed specifically for Apple Computer’s popular music player. At that price, the ebony-and-beige, coated-canvas case costs nearly as much as an iPod itself. Gucci serves up Apple iPod a la mode
You probably bought your digital camera to record holiday celebrations or send photos of your family to doting relatives. Or maybe you have it just for work and haven’t found much other use for it. But no matter what you use your camera for, chances are that you’ve tapped only a few of its possibilities. […]
Strategies for interviewing job candidates… Multi-Person Job Interviews Bring Special Challenges
A scientist who predicts a magnitude-6.4 or larger quake will strike the Southern California desert by Sept. 5 said his group has made other similar forecasts but that he would not disclose them publicly. Scientists Pin Date on L.A. Quake
It is amazing to find that in this day and age, some companies have still not realized how important their email communications are. Many companies send email replies late or not at all, or send replies that do not actually answer the questions you asked. If your company is able to deal professionally with email, […]
Young female chimps are faster and better learners than young male chimps, suggests a new study, echoing learning differences seen in human girls and boys. Young female chimps outlearn their brothers
Patients describe it as like being buried alive. The worse part is not the pain, they say, although that can be excruciating, but the horror of being paralysed, unable to talk and yet totally aware of what the surgeon is doing to you. Monitor detects awareness during surgery
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The well-heeled are becoming the well-wheeled as luxury automakers woo affluent hotel guests. Hoteliers and automakers are teaming on marketing deals aimed at taking the best hotel customers for a spin to introduce them to the charms of new high-end autos. Subtle sell: Hotels chauffeur guests in luxury cars
For years, pornographers have used the Web to stage interactive peepshows that let visitors type requests to models in front of the camera. More recently, amateur “camgirls” have used cheap webcams and broadband connections to broadcast performances from their own bedrooms. Porno Hen Hawks for Burger King
To understand this phenomenon, you need to know about phototaxis. Phototaxis is an organism’s automatic movement toward or away from light. Cockroaches are an example of a negatively phototactic organism. You’ve probably noticed how they scurry back into dark corners and crevices when you illuminate their late-night snacking party in your kitchen. Moths are positively […]
A spacecraft set to test Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity is now on the launch pad, with the world’s most accurate gyroscopes stowed away inside. Spacecraft to measure Earth’s drag on space-time
Good news, Mom and Dad. Your soon-to-be college graduate might not have to move back home, after all. Grads see brighter job prospects
For the first time, stem cells purified from fat have been used to heal an injury in a living animal. Fat stem cells heal broken skulls
The ladies from “The Apprentice” are showing off their bottom line. Last woman standing, Amy, and former “Apprentices,” Katrina, Kristi and Ereka, reveal what’s underneath their business suits for the May issue of FHM. And “Extra” has a behind-the-scenes peek at their photo shoot. The Ladies of ‘The Apprentice’ Cash In (Thanks Vik)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) released a new specification for the design and manufacture of laptop batteries Monday morning. IEEE Finalizes Laptop Battery Spec
Victoria’s Secret is dropping its nationally televised fashion show this year, at least partly because of criticism following Janet Jackson’s breast-baring faux pas at the Super Bowl. Victoria’s Secret to drop TV fashion show
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation on Monday unveiled a proposal for building more than $2.2 billion worth of toll roads. $2.2B toll road plan proposed
One of the biggest hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip closed Monday after a main power line failed, forcing the property to relocate thousands of guests. Power remains out at top Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino
In an unmarked site on the edges of this community of berry farmers, Bob Harriman puts one foot on the world’s most controversial grass. It’s a blanket of brilliant green — as thin as a piece of paper and as uniform as cellophane. Growing the world’s most controversial grass
For a small fee, photo recognition software on a remote server works out precisely where you are, and sends back directions that will get you to your destination. Photo recognition software gives location
German tom cat Mikesch, weighing an impressive 18.5 kilos ( nearly 41 lbs) sits in his enclosure, where he was dropped off at the animal home in Berlin in this April 2, 2004 file photo. The six-year-old became overweight after his owner fed him with two kilos ( 4.4 lbs) of minced meat per day. […]
Back in 1999, a sheep farmer in an Asterix mustache led a small band of Gauls on a Big Mac attack heard ’round the world. A proud, feisty France, he exulted, humbled Imperial McDonald’s. Big Mac invasion forces France to weigh culture
A popular subject on the big screen and television (especially the daytime variety) is a form of memory loss known as amnesia. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary defines amnesia as “a disturbance in the memory of information stored in long-term memory, in contrast to short-term memory, manifested by total or partial inability to recall past experiences.” Amnesia […]
Mobile phone radiation may cause a massive increase in the forces that living cells exert on each other, suggests a new study from Sweden. Cellphones may boost forces on biological tissue
It’s time again for USA TODAY’s Save Our Shows survey. For the seventh year, we want your opinion on which TV shows in limbo deserve a second chance. But it’s not just the shows that need saving. It’s the networks. Can TV be saved?
White-collar copycats may be less inclined to pilfer the well-chosen words of others now that software designed to ferret out plagiarism is moving out of academia and into the business world. New software detects plagiarized passages
Software that makes it simple to bypass any form of anti-copying technology used to protect music CDs has been released by a computer magazine and a software company in Germany. The program exploits the so-called “analogue hole”. Software beats all CD copy protection
Expectant mothers can take heart this Easter. Tucking into chocolate eggs is good for the baby, according to a study of over 300 women – especially if you are feeling a bit on edge. Chocolate in pregnancy keeps baby happy
A coffee-flavored liqueur with the Starbucks name, made by the Jim Beam Brands Co., will arrive in bars and liquor stores later this year. Starbucks’ next venture is coffee liqueur
Frequent sexual intercourse and masturbation protects men against a common form of cancer, suggests the largest study of the issue to date yet. Frequent ejaculation may protect against cancer
In a basement of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in an office near the morgue, Ronn Wade’s phone rings with yet another request for body parts. There’s money in the business of body parts
Jannemiek Sonneveld, 27, turns her left eye to show the latest thing in body fashion, the Jewel Eye, in her hometown Driebergen, the Netherlands April 7, 2004. The eye jewel, made of platinum and available in the shape of a heart, a star or circle, is implanted under the cornea of the eye and is […]
When San Antonio tech startup ServerBeach was in a growth spurt last year, it needed to expand its customer-service operations but didn’t have the time or capital to hire and train a cadre of new workers quickly. Sending Jobs Overseas Doesn’t Always Pay Off for American Companies
Many sexually active Americans do not practice what they preach when it comes to safe sex, according to a new survey that indicates a gap between the precautions people claimed to take and their actual behavior. Survey: Gap between safe-sex claims, practices