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PULLMAN COMPANY TO ADD 200 WORKERS Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, of Pullman, said it will add two new buildings on its headquarters campus and will hire about 200 new workers in the coming year. About 125 of those jobs will be located in Pullman, where Schweitzer Engineering already employs about 680 people. The rest will be added at the company’s other offices in the U.S., Mexico and overseas. Additionally, Schweitzer Engineering announced plans to help develop 92 acres it...
Live Video Chat Authorities say they are investigating Internet site Operated by convicted madam
Authorities say they are investigating a sexually oriented Web site created and operated by convicted madam Faye Black and Jim Alexander, her common-law husband.Black questions whether the investigation is actually taking place.Deputy Solicitor Donnie Willingham said Thursday that the investigation of www.fayeblack.com by the 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office and the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is intended to determine whether Black's and...
Live Video Chat Microsoft attacks spam in courts
60 suits filed | As operator of Hotmail, Microsoft has a special interest in attempting to put a crimp in spam. But some say suing spammers, however noble, will have little effect. In its campaign to hit spammers where they feel it — in their pocketbooks — Microsoft has filed 60 lawsuits over the past two years, using state and federal statutes against bulk e-mailers operating from distant points around the country. So investigators were surprised...
Live Video Chat LET THE NEW GAMES BEGIN,
Gamers can't wait to check out the next generation of video systems. First up: The Xbox 360.
In the world of video game consoles, there is no doubt who rules the ring. Sony's PlayStation 2 has all the belts, throws more punches than Roy Jones Jr. in his prime, and has a crowd of millions behind it.But the advent of the next generation of game machines is upon us. While Sony and Nintendo are busy developing their new consoles for 2006 releases (see sidebar), Microsoft will throw the first blow Tuesday with the Xbox 360, its second effort in the home-gaming arena. And...