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Free ride ends as CATCO charges $1 (Douglas County News-Press) The town’s bus service debuted a new service fee in an effort to offset the cost of running the formerly free shuttle. For most riders, a $1 bus ride seemed reasonable, for others, not quite. More . . . New York Giants Team Report (USA Today) Unlike last year when the Giants went on a signing spree that resulted in their acquisition of four unrestricted free agents, this year they took a more conservative approach which so far has seen them acquire just two veterans both had their contracts terminated by their former clubs. More . . . Use your cell phone as a budgeting tool (Bankrate.com) Resisting rich foods is a good way to control weight gain. Similarly, the best way to manage expenses is to go on a budget . You've heard the strategy of writing down every expense, even $2 for a bottle of water, to ferret out money wasters. But that can require keeping track of a bunch of receipts. More . . . Cash Isa savers miss out on £1,200 a year (Daily Telegraph) Isa savers could be missing out on more than £1,200 of interest payments a year by keeping their money in poorly paying accounts. More . . . Text-free user interfaces for illiterate users (CIOL) A student of design, Indrani Medhi has developed a design process to expand the impact of technology to those who can’t read. She has developed text-free user interfaces (UIs). These are design guidelines that would allow any first-time illiterate person, on first contact with a computer, to immediately realize useful interaction with minimal or no assistance. More . . . Local news in brief March 12, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican) Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Due to budget restraints, the city of Santa Fe won't hold a household hazardous waste collection this spring as it has for the previous 10 years. More . . . Big 12 Conference (USA Today) Big 12 Conference-Around the Big 12 More . . . State cuts cloud future of city's court (Gloucester Daily Times) The debate about the future of Gloucester's municipal buildings includes one element out of the city's control: the fate of Gloucester District Court. The small courthouse serving Cape Ann from the second floor of the Gloucester police station is one of several Massachusetts district courts the state is strongly considering moving to save money. More . . . MSN Video takes on BBC iPlayer with online TV service (Guardian Unlimited) Free web TV service offers 1,000 hours of shows licensed from BBC Worldwide and production companies See the MSN Video Player Microsoft's MSN Video is to launch a free catch-up TV service in the UK on Thursday to try to compete with the BBC's iPlayer – but including 30-second adverts before, during and after each programme. The iPlayer, which like the original BBC content has no ads, is one of ... More . . . Major parties slammed in Fitzgerald's last speech (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) The former anti-corruption Royal Commissioner and judge, Tony Fitzgerald, has slammed Australia's two major political parties for creating what he says to be an amoral, anarchic political culture, controlled by money and lacking in ethics, oversight and accountability. More . . . Advertise on this page
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