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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 2004
Page
9
A PC user asks how to share iPod songs between Windows XP user accounts without copying to CDs. MediaFour Corp offers XPlay2 for iPods, enabling drag and drop sharing of music across accounts on both Windows and Mac formatted devices. The program helps access MP3 collections across logins and avoids automatic iPod synchronization issues. Details at mediafour.com.
Texas joins states studying a mileage based road tax replacing fuel fees. GPS measured per mile charges could be set by each jurisdiction with data downloaded monthly or at service stations. Proponents see utility style billing and incentives to reduce fuel tax shortfalls. Oregon plans a pilot in Eugene next year.
AP reports Stock markets open on Columbus Day while some markets close. Listings include Treasury auction at 2 p.m. and third quarter earnings from Johnson & Johnson Procter & Gamble Yahoo Apple Nokia General Motors Sun Microsystems UnitedHealth Bank of America Citigroup etc. Federal Reserve industrial production and retail sales briefs also noted.
The latest Coldwell Banker index ranks La Jolla as the nation’s priciest market with a $1.7 million average, followed by Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara. Non California cities Greenwhich, Wellesley, and Kailua also rank highly. Minot, North Carolina is the most affordable at $130,000. The national average is $354,372, up 11 percent from 2003 across 348 markets.
Natural gas production in the region falls 74 billion cubic feet and oil output remains down 1.78 billion cubic feet per day below pre-hurricane levels. Heating oil futures spike while natural gas lags, with heating oil up about 79 percent from a year ago and natural gas roughly 40 percent higher. Japan's minister Takenaka warns oil prices threaten economic recovery and calls for global conservation and efficiency. Brent crude trades near $49.71 as markets react to supply concerns.
U S economists have led Nobel Memorial Prize wins for five straight years as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences signals the United States as a driving force behind research funded by large investments. Possible honorees include Elhanan Helpman Gene Grossman Paul Krugman and Jean Tirole amid past winners Engle and Granger who advanced forecasting methods.
The Permian Basin Chapter of A A D E will host a luncheon at Ranchland Hills Country Club in Midland at 11 30 am Tuesday. Pete Smith of Halliburton will discuss expandable liner hangers. reservations close today. Cost is 20 in advance 25 at the door. call 570 1100.
The latest city permits list shows 21 permits issued totaling 892 020 dollars. Includes Whitehead Construction Inc 5416 Wimberly St and 5420 Wimberly St plus Dimensional Development Corp San Antonio St and others. Also notes year totals for 2004 and 2003 with values 114 702 178 and 180 893 534 respectively.
Mexican regulators approve Kansas City Southern bid to buy Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana and form a unified Nafta Rail with TMM. The deal, valued at $412 million announced in 2003, would give KCS controlling stake and expand Mexico’s rail network amid prior litigation and regulatory steps in both nations.
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