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Almanac (The State)
MEETINGS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COLUMBIA CLEMSON CLUB: Noon Wednesday at Seawell’s on Rosewood Drive. Guest speaker will be Will Merritt. Tickets are $20; to make a reservation, send a check payable to the Columbia Clemson Club, P.O. Box 2242, Columbia, SC 29202 or e-mail mtaylor@mcnair.net PALMETTO PERSONAL COMPUTER CLUB: 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Capital Senior Center, 1650 ... Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 3 (Contra Costa Times)
This weekn Walnut Creek Recreation — "Patents and Products," 7:15-9:15 p.m. today. Workshop on new product development and patent protection. Heather Farm Community Center, 301 N. Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 3 (Contra Costa Times)
Bulletin board listings are free but limited to nonprofit organizations announcing events costing less than $200 to attend. An expanded version of the bulletin board can be found on-line at www. Color of Money Book Club (Washington Post)
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Scott Christopher, co-author of "The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up" (Wiley), on Thursday, July 31 at Noon ET. Cricket: England v South Africa - live over-by-over report! (Guardian Unlimited)
South Africa clinched their first victory in England since 1965 thanks to an epic 154 not out from Graeme Smith. Live text - England v South Africa (BBC News)
Play resumes after a rain delay with South Africa at 205-4 on day two of the third Test at Edgbaston. Live text - England v South Africa (BBC News)
Andrew Flintoff takes two quick wickets as bad light ends play in the final session of the third Test with South Africa 256-6. TextAloud Brings Lectures to Life for Busy Stay-at-Home Mom and Returning Student (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Text to Speech Brings the Classroom to the Home, and Proves the Ultimate Multitasking Tool. Florida universities strive to meet demands of online student surge (The Palm Beach Post)
Half of Florida's 294,000 university students in 2007 took at least one class online, an increase of more than 300 percent during the past decade, and a number that is likely to grow higher as gas prices soar. Church shooting gives victim pause on death penalty (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Three days after being shot at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Joe Barnhart's stance on capital punishment has weakened. Barnhart - struck in the back by at least 20 pellets - had previously been a supporter of the death penalty. But the injury to three of his family members, and the death of one of his closest friends, co-author Linda Kraeger, has put doubt in his mind.
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