Philadelphia Schools Ban Sale of Sodas (Reuters)

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Vend Audit Controls Announces VendCheck
Pilot for Vending Machines in
Philadelphia Public Schools

Vend Audit Controls Announces VendCheck
Pilot for Vending Machines in
Philadelphia Public Schools 08/05/2004 03:40 AM
Vend Audit Controls Systems Now In Place In Three Major School Districts [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Philadelphia Plans First U.S. Citywide
Wi-Fi Network (Reuters)

Philadelphia Plans First U.S. Citywide
Wi-Fi Network (Reuters) 04/07/2005 03:43 PM
Reuters - The city of Philadelphia will become the largest U.S. Internet "hot spot" next year under a plan to offer wireless access at about half the cost charged by commercial operators, city officials said on Thursday.

Mid-calorie sodas coming from Coke and
Pepsi

Mid-calorie sodas coming from Coke and
Pepsi 05/05/2004 04:10 AM
Coke and Pepsi are debuting "mid-calorie" drinks that contain a mix of high-fructose corn-syrup and Splenda. These are meant to sit between the hyper-sugared normal stuff and the diet stuff with the funky aftertaste.

The new drinks contain the standard high-fructose corn syrup that sweetens regular soda but in smaller amounts. The corn syrup is supplemented with Splenda, a no-calorie, no-carbohydrate sweetener made from sugar.

The result is a soda with fewer calories than regular but more than no-cal. For instance, Pepsi says a 12-ounce can of Edge has 20 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 70 calories, compared with regular's 41 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 150 calories.

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Students Learn to Dispense With Sodas
(Los Angeles Times)

Students Learn to Dispense With Sodas
(Los Angeles Times) 02/12/2004 05:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - Nibbling at the ice cream cone he said was his lunch, eyes fixed longingly on the campus vending machine where the Pepsi used to be, Yan Popkov revealed himself to be an unhappy young man.

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters)

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters) 04/18/2004 10:47 PM
Reuters - More than a quarter of parents are willing to lie to get their children into good state-run schools, a survey has found.

Schools Debate Price of PCs and
Corporate Altruism (Reuters)

Schools Debate Price of PCs and
Corporate Altruism (Reuters) 07/10/2004 08:29 AM
Reuters - A pilot project in Africa that aims to provide a single computer that can be used by four students simultaneously has stumbled across one of the business world's basic facts of life.

Children Return to Beslan Schools After
Siege (Reuters)

Children Return to Beslan Schools After
Siege (Reuters) 09/15/2004 07:17 AM
Reuters - Children clutching their mothers' hands, some with tears in their eyes, returned to schools in Beslan amid heavy security Wednesday, two weeks after a hostage massacre at a school in the town.

Oregon town up for sale (Reuters)

Oregon town up for sale (Reuters) 08/18/2004 04:53 PM
Reuters - The small town of Otis, Oregon is up for sale again as its octogenarian owner tries to find a buyer willing to part with $3 million (1.91 million pounds) for a restaurant, gas station, market, Pronto Pup corn dog shack, two homes and a barn.

Spy HQ for Sale at Bargain Price
(Reuters)

Spy HQ for Sale at Bargain Price
(Reuters) 07/08/2004 12:31 PM
Reuters - Berlin hopes to sell the former headquarters of East Germany's notorious Stasi spy service for a token euro so that a federal body can turn it into a memorial for victims of the communist era, city authorities said.

Duchess's den of debauchery up for sale
(Reuters)

Duchess's den of debauchery up for sale
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - The Mayfair house where one of the most famous sex scandals of the sixties enthralled high society is on the market in all its dilapidated grandeur.

Painting by gangster for sale (Reuters)

Painting by gangster for sale (Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:04 PM
Reuters - A painting by notorious British gangster Ronnie Kray goes under the hammer next month, auctioneer Thos Mawer said Friday.

For Sale: First Cloned Kitten (Reuters)

For Sale: First Cloned Kitten (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - A California firm that earlier this year launched the world's first cat cloning service has announced its first sale: a cloned, male kitten named "Little Nicky."

Pornography Web Site Whitehouse.com Up
for Sale (Reuters)

Pornography Web Site Whitehouse.com Up
for Sale (Reuters) 02/10/2004 09:23 PM
Reuters - Whitehouse.com, the pornographic Web site that features nubile "interns" rather than middle-aged presidents, announced on Tuesday that its domain name is up for sale.

Porn site Whitehouse.com up for sale
(Reuters)

Porn site Whitehouse.com up for sale
(Reuters) 02/11/2004 03:53 AM
Reuters - Whitehouse.com, the pornographic Web site that features nubile "interns" rather than middle-aged presidents, has announced that its domain name is up for sale.

Midnight sale becomes looting rampage
(Reuters)

Midnight sale becomes looting rampage
(Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - A consumer electronics chain's idea of starting a sale at midnight went badly wrong in Poland after looters went on the rampage, police said.

Looting Breaks Out at Midnight Sale
(Reuters)

Looting Breaks Out at Midnight Sale
(Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - A consumer electronics chain's idea of starting a sale at midnight went badly wrong in Poland Friday when looters went on the rampage, police said.

Painting by gangster Ronnie Kray for
sale (Reuters)

Painting by gangster Ronnie Kray for
sale (Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:05 PM
Reuters - A painting by notorious gangster Ronnie Kray goes under the hammer next month, auctioneer Thos Mawer said on Friday.

California stages state "garage sale"
(Reuters)

California stages state "garage sale"
(Reuters) 08/28/2004 10:12 PM
Reuters - Thousands of bargain hunters flocked to a California state garage sale, snapping up unwanted property from confiscated penknives to cut-price laptop computers.

California to hold giant boot sale
(Reuters)

California to hold giant boot sale
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding a rummage sale to dispose of unwanted state property from aircraft engines to jewellery.

U.S. May Restrict Sale of Social
Security Numbers (Reuters)

U.S. May Restrict Sale of Social
Security Numbers (Reuters) 03/17/2005 04:07 AM
Reuters - Seeking to combat rampant identity theft, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they may clamp new restrictions on companies that amass and sell social security numbers and other personal information.

Brisk baguette on sale at drive-in
bakery (Reuters)

Brisk baguette on sale at drive-in
bakery (Reuters) 07/26/2004 07:17 AM
Reuters - A croissant on the go? A brisk baguette? France may have found the answer in a drive-in bakery.

LG.Philips LCD Profit Jumps on Robust
Screen Sale (Reuters)

LG.Philips LCD Profit Jumps on Robust
Screen Sale (Reuters) 07/08/2004 07:22 PM
Reuters - LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., the world's number-two flat-screen maker, said on Friday its profit nearly quadrupled in the second quarter, powered by strong sales of flat displays for televisions and computer monitors.

For sale: Cypriot copper mine fit for
King Herod (Reuters)

For sale: Cypriot copper mine fit for
King Herod (Reuters) 04/14/2005 06:50 AM
Reuters - A copper mine in Cyprus where the metal has been mined since Biblical times faces closure unless the Church of Cyprus can find a buyer, officials said on Wednesday.

Mortician Arrested in Body-Parts Sale
Probe (Reuters)

Mortician Arrested in Body-Parts Sale
Probe (Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - A UCLA mortician has been arrested, police said on Sunday, amid a reported probe into whether body parts from cadavers donated for research purposes to the university's prestigious medical school were stolen and sold for profit.

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale (Reuters)

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale (Reuters) 07/23/2004 08:09 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, wants to sell its online magazine Slate and has begun talks with potential buyers, a source close to the talks said on Friday.

For Sale by Public Auction -- Juicy
Laptop Secrets (Reuters)

For Sale by Public Auction -- Juicy
Laptop Secrets (Reuters) 06/09/2004 06:10 AM
Reuters - Laptops containing sensitive financial details and all manner of corporate secrets can be snapped up at auctions for a pittance, a security firm revealed on Wednesday.

Nelson's gold pocket watch to be star of
sale (Reuters)

Nelson's gold pocket watch to be star of
sale (Reuters) 06/24/2005 09:57 PM
Reuters - The gold watch British naval hero Horatio Nelson had in his pocket when he was shot dead by a French sniper at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar goes on sale in October for the first time in over 200 years.

EBay to Acquire German Auto Sale Site
Mobile.de (Reuters)

EBay to Acquire German Auto Sale Site
Mobile.de (Reuters) 01/26/2004 12:35 PM
Reuters - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. (EBAY.O) on Monday said it would acquire Mobile.de, a site for auto sales ads in Germany, for 121 million euros ($152 million).

Philadelphia going wireless

Philadelphia going wireless 04/08/2005 10:04 AM
CNN Apr 8 2005 1:31PM GMT

Big Wi-Fi Project for Philadelphia

Big Wi-Fi Project for Philadelphia 09/26/2004 09:00 PM
What would Benjamin Franklin say? Philadelphia plans citywide free Wi-Fi Internet access for computer users.

Philadelphia to Get Citywide Wi-Fi

Philadelphia to Get Citywide Wi-Fi 09/01/2004 05:27 PM
The city of Philadelphia plans to spend $10 million to blanket the city in Wi-Fi: The network will either be free or available for a cost lower than commercial providers. It's unclear if such municipal networks will succeed in the future. 3 Rivers Connect built a free, public network in Pittsburgh in 2002 but the network is no longer operating. That network failed for a number of reasons, said George Heinitsh, chief technology officer for 3 Rivers Connect. "The biggest was that we ran into a lot of competition from providers offering service for free," he said. Doug Luce, founder and president of Telerama, an operator of for-fee hotspots in Pittsburgh, cited some other reasons for 3 Rivers' failure. He said that the mesh technology used by 3 Rivers may not have been very reliable. "Part of it also was they had a great signal in the middle of the street but not so great in storefronts," he said. He said that operators that try to cover whole cities might have such coverage issues. Luce also wondered about municipal networks that may be built primarily for use by law enforcement agencies. "If the police use it, they're likely to cater to those people and individual users are relegated to second class citizenship," he said. Still, it's clear that some municipal networks work. The Associated Press story cites Cleveland, which has 4,000 access points in one area of town. The chief information officer of Case Western Reserve University, which is running the project, said that at 2 in the afternoon on a Tuesday, 1,016 people were logged onto the network. The network is free to use. But cities that use tax dollars to build networks, ought to have a clear plan for marketing and using the network because even commercial ventures are having trouble figuring out the best business model for operating a Wi-Fi network. Luce says of the Philadelphia network: "This is an expensive experiment."...

Floods Cause Evacuations in Philadelphia
(AP)

Floods Cause Evacuations in Philadelphia
(AP) 08/02/2004 08:06 AM
AP - Torrential rain and flash floods caused airport delays, transit stoppages, apartment evacuations and a few vehicle rescues in the Philadelphia region.

Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan

Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan 04/07/2005 06:06 PM
After a contentious fight with Verizon, Philadelphia releases a report outlining its citywide wireless Internet access ambitions.

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid (AP)

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid (AP) 04/08/2005 09:35 AM
AP - The city will tap the private sector to implement its plan for blanketing most of Philadelphia with cheap, high-speed wireless Internet access.

Wireless Philadelphia launch

Wireless Philadelphia launch 04/08/2005 06:35 PM
Yesterday, I attended the press conference at which Philadelphia mayor John Street (that's him in the photo) announced the formal launch of Wireless Philadelphia. This is the city-wide wireless broadband network that has been the source of both so much excitement and so much angst on the part of incumbents.

As Street, and Philly CIO Dianah Neff (the force behind the project) made clear, however, the city isn't just blindly trying to replace private connectivity providers. Philadelphia has established a separate non-profit corporation, which will contract with private companies to build the network. It will then offer the network as an open wholesale platform, with third-party service providers offering the retail connections to end users. That means carriers, ISPs, and hotspot aggregators will all benefit from the city's investment, not compete with it.

No city money will be spent on the project. All costs will be covered from revenues. That's right; the network won't be free. It will cost an estimated $16-$20/month for unlimited access, which is a bargain considering that you can pay $10 just to surf in one Starbucks for a couple hours. The city will be a customer of the wireless network for its internal communications activities, which is expected to save it $2 million per year in telecommunications costs once. And as Street and Neff pointed out, there are all sorts of potential ancillary benefits and services to be delivered on top of the connectivity platform.

It's exciting to live in the place that it pioneering something that I'm confident all major cities will want to do within the next 5-10 years.

By the way, we're organizing a workshop track at Supernova on municipal broadband. The activity around municipal wireless in particular is just too great to ignore. And this decentralization of connectivity and broadband policy is a perfect example of the Supernova themes.

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid 04/08/2005 08:28 PM
Red Nova Apr 8 2005 11:58PM GMT

Man Kills Co-Worker, Self in
Philadelphia

Man Kills Co-Worker, Self in
Philadelphia 12/29/2003 10:32 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 29 2003 9:39PM ET

Wireless streets of Philadelphia

Wireless streets of Philadelphia 09/01/2004 11:38 AM

Philadelphia to Announce Wi-Fi Expansion
Plans

Philadelphia to Announce Wi-Fi Expansion
Plans 02/05/2005 09:20 PM
The city will move forward with a public/private partnership to build a citywide wireless broadband system starting this year.
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