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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic

By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-07-30T04:51:13Z
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites....

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

By PETE YOST 2010-07-30T11:20:00Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law....

False alarm: Google search still working in China

By MIHCAEL LIEDTKE 2010-07-30T02:28:11Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship....

US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud

By 2010-07-29T22:01:24Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars....

Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone

By JOEL SCHECTMAN 2010-07-29T15:31:18Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in....

Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent

By KELLY OLSEN 2010-07-30T08:54:13Z
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Samsung's quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters....

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes

By PETER SVENSSON 2010-07-29T17:39:52Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit....

Australia govt expands proposed broadband network

By 2010-07-30T13:16:37Z
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election....

Ballmer: Tablet coming 'as soon as we can'

By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-07-29T21:57:17Z
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when....

Slovene police, FBI hail ties in cyber crime probe

By ALI ZERDIN 2010-07-30T12:58:40Z
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide....

Political Notebook

White House urges halt to spilling of war secrets

By ROBERT BURNS 2010-07-30T15:57:16Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Friday implored the website WikiLeaks to stop posting secret Afghanistan war documents and the Pentagon pressed its investigation of the leaks, bringing a soldier charged with handing over classified video back to the U.S. for trial....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:57:16 GMT

Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan

By CHARLES BABINGTON 2010-07-30T13:55:18Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:55:18 GMT

Congress OKs bill to make commuter airline safer

By JOAN LOWY 2010-07-30T15:38:02Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress on Friday approved far-reaching aviation safety legislation that was developed in response to a deadly commuter airline crash in western New York last year....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:02 GMT

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season

By LARRY MARGASAK 2010-07-30T12:57:26Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:26 GMT

Obama spokesman says Dems will keep House in fall

By 2010-07-30T11:25:36Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's press secretary says he thinks the Democrats will keep control of the House after the fall elections....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:25:36 GMT

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

By PETE YOST 2010-07-30T11:20:00Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:20:00 GMT

Kerry says he mishandled furor over yacht taxes

By 2010-07-30T13:52:19Z
BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. John Kerry said he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but conceded he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in tax-free Rhode Island....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:19 GMT

Crist holds small lead in Fla. US Senate contest

By BRENT KALLESTAD 2010-07-30T11:01:49Z
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist is slightly ahead of Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way general election matchup for the U.S. Senate while the race to succeed Crist as governor is about even, a poll released Friday suggests....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:49 GMT

Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling

By CHARLES BABINGTON 2010-07-30T01:29:07Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama administration. But neither party is sure it will play out that way politically, either this fall or beyond....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:07 GMT

Jill Biden plays to type in 'Army Wives' episode

By 2010-07-30T05:53:06Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It isn't much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network's "Army Wives."...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:53:06 GMT

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A 36 inch sand shark was recently found on Dowses Beach, a Cape Cod beach Sunday, July 18, 2010. (Photo by Romani/Westlund)
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SOUTHWICK β€” The Southwick Cultural Council will stage its 11th annual juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11, at the Southwick Town Hall.
Approximately 40 talented artists from Northern Connecticut and Western Massachusetts will display their art in the form of oils, photography, watercolors, pastels, acrylic, wood, pottery, soapstone carving and more.
The show also will include live demonstrations, non-juried student art, a book signing and
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Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building, left, after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and wounding another Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect also was wounded and is in custody, according to authorities. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)
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The sandwich board at the Panera store shows the calorie count for each item in Brookline, Mass., Monday, March 8, 2010. Panera bread company is announcing that they will become the first chain to post calories on menus nationally. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Mar 09, 2010Posting Calories

 

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Southwick Rotary Grill'n Daze BBQ and Chili Cook-off readying for competition

SOUTHWICK - Bob Fox, President, Southwick Rotary Club and Event Chair for the annual BBQ and Chili cook-off competition, announced today that the Club is ready to host its third annual competition.  The event is scheduled for July 25th at the Southwick...

Tag Sale and Auction Help Wanted

WESTFIELD - Animal Shelter Renovation, Inc. and Positive Options are looking for volunteers to help with collecting and soliciting items for our upcoming tag sale and auction.  We are an all volunteer corporation raising funds to build a regional anima...

1st Annual Hoffman Holes for Hope Charity Scramble

WESTFIELD - Hoffman Auto Group is the proud sponsor of our first ever Holes for Hope Charity Scramble to be held at East Mountain Country Club on August 14, 2010.  This event benefits the rescue and food bank portion of our non-profit organization.  We...

 

Associated Press Headlines

Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup

By HARRY R. WEBER 2010-07-30T16:05:07Z
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but he added that the commitment to make things right is the same as ever....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:05:07 GMT

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US

By ROBERT H. REID 2010-07-30T15:38:02Z
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:02 GMT

Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious

By JEANNINE AVERSA 2010-07-30T15:26:52Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:26:52 GMT

Saudi, Syrian leaders make rare visit to Lebanon

By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY 2010-07-30T15:27:16Z
BEIRUT (AP) -- The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:16 GMT

White House: Don't post more secret war papers

By 2010-07-30T15:25:51Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is imploring the website WikiLeaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:25:51 GMT

25 dead as forest fires rage across Russia

By MANSUR MIROVALEV 2010-07-30T15:40:11Z
MOSCOW (AP) -- Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:40:11 GMT

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-07-30T15:37:13Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:37:13 GMT

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season

By LARRY MARGASAK 2010-07-30T12:57:26Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:26 GMT

Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing

By 2010-07-30T15:55:50Z
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest....
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:55:50 GMT

Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'

By FRAZIER MOORE 2010-07-30T11:20:11Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television - this time as a judge on "American Idol."...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:20:11 GMT

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