Microsoft News Search Tools Push Edge Over Google
Microsoft unveils updated Windows Live search tools to simplify queries with a cleaner tabbed interface. The changes aim to boost MSN Search beyond Google and Yahoo as Chief Strategy Officer Christopher Payne explains.
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Wheat State Pizza expands to Emporia and Manhattan
Lawrence based Wheat State Pizza plans a fifth shop in Emporia on Commercial Street and a location in Manhattan by year end. Founder Ryan Murphy, 29, opened the first store in 2004 and has since expanded to Baldwin, Overland Park downtown, and Gardner. The chain with about 75 employees emphasizes growth, franchising, and reinvested revenues as it eyes more Kansas City area franchises. Murphy notes strong customer acceptance and a busy growth trajectory.
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Computer software eases office pool duties amid March Madness
A college student recounts helping a friend discharge from hospital after a lung collapse and turning to March Madness office pools. The piece notes Selection Sunday approaching and the desire to use software to manage pool picks efficiently. The tone blends personal recovery with sports bracket excitement.
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NCAA Tournament Office Pools Rise In Popularity This Spring
A guide to enjoying the NCAA men's basketball tournament and creating office pools. Highlights manual tally methods, free online pools on Yahoo ESPN and EU Sports, and paid software options from 20 to 30 dollars for participant signup scoring brackets printing and web pages shows results and emails to participants.
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Soybean and grain futures slip on Chicago board trading
Soybeans led losses as May contracts fell six cents to 5.84 a bushel with corn and oats down modestly. Wheat rose to 3.84 1/2 a bushel while live cattle and hog futures retreated on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Local elevator quotes show soybeans around 5.37 and wheat near 4.27 at Ottawa and nearby elevators. Nonferrous metals and precious metals traded with Gold at 542.50 per ounce and Silver at 9.777 per ounce.
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NASAA warns on prime bank schemes and confusing CDs
The North American Securities Administrators Association lists prime bank schemes as a top investor trap for 2006. It cautions on promisers of off shore debentures and high yields, and warns seniors about equity indexed CDs which mix stock index based returns with principal risk, not federal insurance.
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