Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise
Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday.
NBC Nightly News (audio) - 11-20-2008-175930
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Social Networking in Minnesota
Well we had a very successful North Central Chapter NAMA meeting here in Minneapolis and I’m now connected with more of my NAMA peeps. That’s what I like about NAMA the most - connecting with other people. Pictured here is chapter president, Josh Krenz, Land O’Lakes, getting us started.
I interviewed Josh before we [...]
Beyond GM's Bailout or Bankruptcy: The Chevy Volt
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- As General Motors caroms toward either bailout or bankruptcy, it continues working frantically on the product it views as the key to its ultimate resurrection: The Chevy Volt electric car. But the heavily promoted Volt is changing. The futuristic body styling of the original has given way to a more rounded and mundane look i ...
UN approves sanctions on Somali pirates
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions on pirates, arms smugglers, and perpetrators of instability in Somalia in a fresh attempt to help end years of lawlessness in the Horn of Africa nation.
Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.
Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.
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Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products. Dell's earnings dipped to $727 million in the quarter that ended Oct. 31, down from $766 million a year ago.
Google empowers users to edit search results
If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. That's possible under a new system Google Inc. unveiled Thursday. Hoping to give its search engine a more personal touch, Google now lets users reshuffle results so their favorite Web sites get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded the next time t ...
Google empowers users to edit search results
If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. That's possible under a new system Google Inc. unveiled Thursday. Hoping to give its search engine a more personal touch, Google now lets users reshuffle results so their favorite Web sites get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded the next time t ...