| Brown fails to back Alexander’s tax power bid
Last night, Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader at Westminster, claimed that the Prime Minister had made a gaffe at his monthly press conference, arguing that Mr Brown had "asserted that London rule was the preference in Scotland". "Having lost the Scottish Parliament elections, Gordon Brown still doesn't seem to realise that people in Scotland want more decisions taken closer to home," declared the Moray MP. "The majority of Scots voted in 2007 for parties committed to increasing the powers of the Scottish Parliament. Labour has been the last party to formally recognise the demand for further powers but they still don't trust the people to decide." Mr Robertson added: "The SNP believes the people should have the choice and we are confident, with the rising support for independence, that Scotland will choose independence." .
Santa Monica
The City of Santa Monica is offering competitive landscape grants up to $20,000 to help property owners move away from landscaping that drains resources like water and petroleum, and pollutes, to a landscape that reduces such impacts and mimics native flora and fauna.To qualify for a grant, a landscaping plan must include water-efficient irrigation, plus one or more of the following — California native plants, water-efficient plants, storm-water management systems, "graywater" systems, and/or other innovative water-saving features. Since 2005, local homeowners, apartment owners, businesses and schools have been awarded more than $400,000 in landscaping grants, city officials said.Applications for the current grant cycle will be accepted through March 27th. Applications are available at www.smepd .org/, or (866) 728-3229.
Take it step by step
If you're going to stay in Atlanta for the next five years, it probably makes sense to buy. You'll build equity, establish a good credit history and get that big interest deduction for your income taxes. - 2. On the downside, you have to take care of all your own maintenance and improvements, so you have to be able to cover not just the monthly mortgage payment but insurance and repairs and upkeep. - 3. If you've got a great low rent deal, or you think you might get laid off or relocated in the near future, it might be better to continue to rent. If your credit is really bad, you should probably wait until you can get it improved so you'll have a much better mortgage deal. Check out the "Buy vs. Rent Calculator" at ginniemae.gov to get a good idea of the long-term advantages and disadvantages of each.
Review: Treo 700p (with Sprint or Verizon Wireless service)
On the business side, the device comes with VersaMail to connect to common Internet mail providers but will support POP and IMAP mail. For corporate mail, the device supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (Exchange 2003). Other third-party e-mail providers (including Good Technology) have announced support for the 700p. Once you get your e-mail, the Documents To Go application continues to support the viewing of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF file attachments, and users can edit Word and Excel documents on the device. As a personal entertainment device, the 700p includes a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder and the Pocket Tunes digital audio player, which can play music from a Secure Digital card. The Sprint TV application was OK; watching live TV or other video clips was hit or miss (sometimes the system timed out trying to connect, or I got jittery video).
SpyTec 2007
I'm beginning to worry that I spend too much time concerned with the technological trappings of the world around us. I think Lord Vader put it best when he admonished Imperial Admiral Motti not to be too proud of the technological terror he'd constructed—after all, the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. Or, for that matter, the power of the Internet to slowly suck your life away, gurgling down a series of tubes. But seriously, when you close your eyes at night and just see an endless parade of dancing cell phones, multifunction printers, and digital music players, you can be sure of one thing: your dreams are going to be seriously messed up, man. So, you may ask, what do video camera glasses, a gaming projector, and a compact bag have in common? Other than all being featured in this week's edition of Gadgetbox, I have absolutely no idea.
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