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Soaring heat takes its tollTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:46AMSoaring heat and humidity has strained electricity resources and has area residents seeking cool shelter wherever they can find it. There have been no electrical outages yet or heat-related problems

Toumaz's highly integrated connectivity solutions enable smart livingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:15AMTaipei, Taiwan, 19 July 2011: Toumaz, the leading provider of ultra-low energy wireless telemetry technologies for medical monitoring and internet-connected consumer devices, utilizes its expertise to create valuable connectivity solutions targeting smart living market.

A Skeptical Look at Aliens [Pharyngula]Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:03PMOK, I'm feeling guilty: I'm off at The Amaz!ng Meeting enjoying myself, and totally neglecting the blog readers who aren't lucky enough to be here too. And since I've been getting lots of requests to put the full content of my talk online, I figured…yeah, sure, I can do that. So here you go, all of the slides and what I said about them, mostly, below the fold. Criticize and argue and do your ...

The Dangerous Feedback Loop Between Peak Oil And Peak DebtFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:44AMIn Part 1 of this post, I pointed out that an economy is closely linked with the resources that underly it. Because of this, if there is really is a limit that prevents oil supply from rising endlessly, then there is also a limit that prevents debt from rising endlessly.

SPECIAL REPORT: Never Pay RetailFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:39AMWhy pay full price for anything you buy?  We'll explain how to never pay retail.

CIOs see promise in public Cloud storageWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:33AMThree quarters of companies are either currently using or plan to use public cloud storage offerings. What's more, all organizations with more than 500 employees are using or planning use of public cloud storage, mostly for e-mail, data protection and front-office applications like CRM, especially SaaS-based CRM solutions such as Salesforce.com.

Research and Markets: U.S. Appliance Shipment Statistics Monthly: Q2 2011 - Report Available Now!Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:11AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7d9fbd/u_s_appliance_shi) has announced the addition of the "U.S. Appliance Shipment Statistics Monthly: February 2011" report to their offering. Unit shipments were up in December, helping the industry to rebound from its third-quarter slump. Several major appliance categories ...

Celina Chamber holds balloon festival in October, brings back Fun DayThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:30AMPenny Rathbun/Staff photo These are balloons flying in last year's Celina Balloon Festival. This year the Celina Chamber of Commerce is limiting the number of balloons at the event to eight. Fun Day will also be a part of the festival.

BRIEFLY: July 6Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:34AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.