I hope by now that most people have gotten over the notion that the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio took over CTRC in order to save it. “Saving” it somehow implies that UTHSC-SA has special skills or more effective skills that exceed those of who were doing such a “lousy” job of running [...]

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NASA – Phoenix Landing Blog
Blog Note
Throughout the week, team members will post updates. On landing day, Phoenix’s Configuration and Information Management Engineer Brent Shockley will be blogging from JPL’s Mission Control. We look forward to posting your comments.
I know, I have a strange affinity for space and [...]

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Just in case you haven’t received your tax rebate yet.
Where’s My Tax Rebate, Uncle Sam? – Yahoo! News
I used TurboTax desktop software to do my 2007 taxes. I filed online in mid-April, and I opted to have my federal and state refunds deposited directly into my checking account. Like many Americans, I’ve also been waiting [...]

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For all those Clinton supporters who swear that they won’t support Obama and would vote for McCain instead–get a grip. Yes, the media has treated Clinton outrageously, and I’m sure you could probably find some sexist comments from the Obama camp. But to not vote Democrat or to vote for McCain instead is not going [...]

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MySA.com: Politics
A man arrested on a charge that he carried a loaded gun at San Antonio International Airport last weekend was released from jail without posting bail after his friend’s well-connected mother placed a call to a prosecutor.
That mother was Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed.
Some have questioned whether the incident was one of preferential [...]

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Gas Prices – MSN Autos
Local Gas Prices

Cute little resource MSN has. You put in your zip code it tells you where the cheapest gas is. It says they update every night so it should be reasonably accurate.

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I just heard about a family where the grandmother had been in Methodist Hospital and had apparently accidentally activated the internet service provided in the room. I say accidentally because the woman was in her 90’s and had trouble figuring out the remotes and the phones.
One of the family members had left his phone number [...]

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Nintendo shows us how Wii can get ‘Fit’ – CNN.com
(CNN) — If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise.
With its new game “Wii Fit” hitting stores Monday, Nintendo is looking to bring exercise into the home, making people more aware of their bodies and starting to [...]

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MySA.com: Metro | State
The City Council faces a $13 million shortfall in its 2009 budget, but it’s unwilling to cut existing programs or raise taxes to raise revenue for the coming budget year.
“How you do it, is basically you can’t do it,” Mayor Phil Hardberger said Tuesday. “You can’t make up a $13 million shortfall [...]

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My husband and I went out to a goodbye dinner a while ago for a friend who is moving off to Florida. Given that both Clinton and Obama were in San Antonio that night and it was the last day of early voting politics did come up. During the conversation one of the women said [...]

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