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Marketplace Report: Restaurant Online Ordering Takes-off
Delphis Software www.delphissoftware.com, a Fresno, California based corporation, has emerged as the industry leader in restaurant internet food order applications with an installed based of over 15,000 restaurants. Placing food orders via the internet has evolved over the last 18 months into a hot market for savvy high-tech firms. With Delphis Software leading the way, continued growth in this arena is expected.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 13:15:36 GMT (breaking)

Nonprofit Raffles are Big Business
Mega House Raffle www.MegaHouseRaffle.com has now moved into position as the nation's largest charitable raffle. With massive cuts in funding for nonprofit organizations in both the public and private sectors, house raffles are fast becoming an effective vehicle for raising much needed money to fund charitable operations. Mega House Raffle describes itself as California's largest, however our review clearly puts this raffle as the biggest in the country.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 13:15:36 GMT (breaking)

Bank Of America Ends Overdraft Fees On Debit Cards
The nation's largest banks says when customers don't have enough money in their accounts, purchases will not go through. A spokesperson for Bank of America says consumer research shows that people prefer to have a transaction declined rather than have the purchase go through and be charged an overdraft fee.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Training Displaced Workers But For What Jobs?
In Dayton, Ohio, Sinclair Community College has been a driving force in helping retrain the unemployed so they can find work after graduation. But high paying manufacturing jobs don't seem to be coming back, and any good job is tough to find.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Company Offers First 'Practical' Jetpack
A New Zealand company is selling a 500 pound gadget that will shoot you a mile high. In the Martin Jetpack, you can fly around for 30 minutes on a full tank of gas. It costs $90,000.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

After Quake, Haiti Seeks Better Business Climate
Haiti's small business elite sees January's earthquake as an opportunity, but not just to make money. They say it's a chance to refashion the corrupt, inefficient way things are done in Haiti, while marshaling international support to boost the country's industries.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Scientology Pays Reporters To Probe Newspaper
The Church of Scientology has hired two big names in journalism to investigate coverage in the St. Petersburg Times critical of the secretive religion. As newsrooms downsize, will we see more cases in which the target of a newspaper investigation pays reporters to turn the tables?
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:33:00 -0500

Underwater Cable May Ease Electric Shortages
Energy developers have struggled to connect new sources of renewable electricity with big cities, without building ugly and expensive transmission corridors. A Canadian company has unveiled a nearly $4 billion plan to bury underwater cables in Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The project would feed power to New York City and Connecticut.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Toyota Investigates Case Of Runaway Prius
Toyota is looking into why a Prius reportedly wouldn't stop after the driver says he accelerated to pass another vehicle. In the incident, which happened Monday outside San Diego, the hybrid car reached speeds of more than 90 mph. The driver says the gas pedal stuck. He also says he was told his Prius was not among the millions of cars Toyota recalled.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Study: Doctors Need More On Drugs-Effectiveness
Doctors prescribe specific drugs based on how well they think individual drugs actually work. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says that in many cases, doctors don't have enough information to know which drug is best.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

States Square Off Against Amazon Over Sales Tax
The Supreme Court has said that retailers can't be expected to collect sales taxes in states where they don't have a physical presence. But as states struggle with huge budget deficits, they want to collect on the billions of dollars of taxes they say online shoppers owe.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:47:00 -0500

'Soros Lectures' Shares Wisdom, Criticisms
George Soros has made billions of dollars predicting the ups and downs of global financial markets. Soros speaks to Steve Inskeep about his new book The Soros Lectures: At the European University. It is Soros' dissertation on why the world financial system is so flawed — and what corrective steps will help.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500