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Kick-Ass (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack + Digital Copy)

2010-08-02
List Price: $39.99Price: $22.99You Save: $17.00 (43%)1 used & new from $22.99The cinematic equivalent of a half case of Red Bull chased with donuts, Kick-Ass is a giddy, violent experience--and not your average superhero movie. Based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., it offers a set of heroes who are decidedly without superpowers: Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides he'll be just like a comic-book character, and puts on a ridiculous green suit to fight... (read more)
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Iron Man 2 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

2010-09-27
List Price: $39.99Price: $26.99You Save: $13.00 (33%)1 used & new from $26.99After the high-flying adventures of the first Iron Man picture, the billionaire arms manufacturer and irrepressible bon vivant Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) finds himself nursing a hangover. But not like any hangover he's had before: this one is toxic, a potentially deadly condition resulting from heavy metals (or something) bleeding out of the hardware he's installed in the middle of his chest. This is the problem Stark needs to solve in Iron Man 2, not to mention the threat from(read more)
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Clash of the Titans [Blu-ray]

2010-07-26
List Price: $35.99Price: $24.99You Save: $11.00 (31%)37 used & new from $18.99"Release the Kraken!" Ah, it could only be Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake that retains the instruction to unleash the great beastie from the sea. The 1981 original boasted Ray Harryhausen's legendary stop-motion technique of animating various mythological creatures--it was his final feature project--and given the cornball approach of the movie in general, that was the main draw. The remake supplies new state-of-the-art special effects (released in 3-D) and a nicely muscular sense of(read more)
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Clash of the Titans

2010-07-26
List Price: $28.98Price: $16.99You Save: $11.99 (41%)38 used & new from $11.04"Release the Kraken!" Ah, it could only be Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake that retains the instruction to unleash the great beastie from the sea. The 1981 original boasted Ray Harryhausen's legendary stop-motion technique of animating various mythological creatures--it was his final feature project--and given the cornball approach of the movie in general, that was the main draw. The remake supplies new state-of-the-art special effects (released in 3-D) and a nicely muscular sense of(read more)
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P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program - 13 DVDs, Nutrition Guide, Exercise Planner

2010-08-01
List Price: $150.00Price: $139.80You Save: $10.20 (7%)1 used & new from $139.80Tired of ineffective workouts that sound great but produce less-than-optimal results? Turn to the P90X Extreme Home Fitness system, a bundle of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. Hosted by personal trainer Tony Horton, the series of DVDs will help you get lean, bulk up, or grow stronger, with an endless variety of mix... (read more)

Nevada Healthcare Tax Credit Numbers Don't Add Up | Nevada News ...

2010-07-31
In Nevada, the Small Business Majority/Families USA data claim 29600 small businesses would benefit from the new tax credit. The NFIB Research Foundation, however, pegs the real number at 13922, using data from the U.S. Dept. of Health ...

Agreement signed for the IAU Office for Astronomy Development ...

2010-07-29
(International Astronomical Union) The President of the South African National Research Foundation, Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld and the General Secretary of the IAU, Dr. Ian Corbett, signed a landmark agreement in Pretoria today with the International ... sensible redesign of legal paperwork -- to make it intelligible to the rest of us. Here's one of the redesigned documents he showed: a sample credit card agreement which is easy to understand and, dare we say, pretty? ...

Retailer Chargebacks

2010-07-15
According to the Credit Research Foundation, a financial-industry group tracking credit issues, from 5% to 15% of all invoices were affected by chargeback deductions, amounting to from 4% to 10% of all open items on accounts receivable. ...

Exxon still funding them

2010-07-22
Exxon has told The Times that it is no longer funding Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the Pacific Research Institute and the Media Research Center, the former nest of Marc Morano (ex- Sen. Inhofe staffer and now CFACT blogger). ...

Nanotechnology Today: Transformation optics make a U-turn for the ...

2010-07-31
Credit: Image courtesy of Zhang group. Usage Restrictions: None. Using sophisticated computer simulations, they have demonstrated that with only moderate modifications of the dielectric component of a metamaterial, ... This research was supported by the U.S. Army Research Office and the National Science Foundation's Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center. Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory located in Berkeley, California. ...

Regulatory reform and the legacy of the financial crisis

2010-07-31
This analysis is written by Dr. Bento Lobo, UC Foundation Associate Professor of Finance, with research assistance from Tyler Forrest, Will Hudson, Kaytie Oldham, and Stephen Tilstra, all students in his international finance class at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this past spring semester.

Some debt settlement services are scams

2010-07-30
Credit counseling and debt settlement services are a booming business. But some companies are scamming desperate consumers, making a bad situation even worse. Chris Oaks this week spoke to Gail Cunningham, vice president of the nonprofit National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

High-tech Opportunities For Silk

2010-07-31
A decade of research yields new uses for ancient materialTougher than a bullet-proof vest yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silk fibers are a masterpiece of nature whose remarkable properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory.Thanks to their amazing mechanical properties as well as their looks, silk fibers have been important materials in textiles, medical sutures, and even ...

A Canadian key drives a Chinese success

2010-07-31
Transnational entrepreneur Yong Hui Li is revolutionizing his business with ideas gleaned from Canada and he's not alone

Rhode Island looks to lure digital media companies with 38 Studios deal

2010-07-31
Rhode Island taxpayers placed a huge bet last week that a big-name athlete can win on a new playing field and reinvigorate Rhode Island's fading economy.

Worst tweet ever RT HighRadius_Dan meeting to discuss the upcoming #SAP FSCM Users Group @ Credit Research Foundation

2010-07-28
Worst tweet ever RT HighRadius_Dan meeting to discuss the upcoming #SAP FSCM Users Group @ Credit Research Foundation

meeting to discuss the upcoming #SAP FSCM Users Group @ Credit Research Foundation

2010-07-28
meeting to discuss the upcoming #SAP FSCM Users Group @ Credit Research Foundation