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Texas Tech University used to run the Community Dental Clinic at 206 N.E. Seventh Ave. Regence, 824 Martin Road, wanted to offer indigent dental services and already provides dental services to under and uninsured patients. "They're probably going to get more services just because we're approved to provide a larger scope of services," Regence Chief Executive Rick Love said Tuesday. Regence will begin providing services Monday. City officials worked to ensure there was no drop in the level of service for indigent dental patients. "Instead of going from one building, they'll go to another," city attorney Marcus Norris said. .
China exerts new control over Internet videos, but analysts say some ...
China is so keen to keep foreign investment flowing that it probably will let private Web sites work around strict new rules limiting video-sharing to state-controlled companies, analysts say. China-based Web sites already need a government license that only companies majority-owned by Chinese nationals can get, and managers of private sites based in China say they already excise "inappropriate" content. But the new regulations _ issued Dec. 29 and scheduled to take Buy Visual FX footage elements HERE! -- ON SALE NOW');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>effect Jan. 31 _ also require that the state have a controlling interest in any video entertainment Web site. "It's a very clear message these Chinese film governing authorities have decided to send _ that they're taking this stuff seriously and they're going to regulate it," said Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of Danwei.org, a Web site that covers Chinese media issues.
Travels with Herb
I bailed out the next morning for Manteca, in the central valley of California.
I made Barstow for the night, back on route 66 via I-40. The rig, at 117,000 miles, was purring like a kitten. Gas prices in California are obscene. I drove on into Manteca the following day and spent Thanksgiving with the whole gaggle.
I'm Herb and I'm on a road trip. Bayview Herb
DFO: For those keeping score at home, I have a brother and a sister living in Manteca. That's the ancestral home. I was living there 27 years ago when I heard the call of the wild Northwest. .
Broadcom Scores Against Qualcomm in Patent Skirmish
Qualcomm expects to rack up more than $200 million in litigation expenses during its current financial year due to ongoing patent disputes regarding its 3G cellular chips. Until Qualcomm can achieve satisfactory settlements with Broadcom and Nokia, Qualcomm president Steve Altman said the company expects to vigorously defend itself and do whatever is necessary to ensure growth.
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From the Right: Nation could be in jeopardy
Those who have dismissed Buchanan in the past as a gadfly might consider what he says in his book. The future of what's left of the country could very well rest on it.>> Readers may e-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com Print Email Share: No one ever accused Patrick J. Buchanan of lacking conviction or of consulting a focus group before saying what he thinks.&t=imperial,%20el-centro,%20calexico,%20imperial-county&r=mexico&category=world_news","newsvine","toolbar=no,width=590,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes")'>
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Real-life cyber crime was eye-opener for 'Untraceable' actress Diane ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Diane Lane got a crash course in pixilated evil when she signed up to play an FBI cyber agent in "Untraceable," and thanks to her time studying the bureau's online crime investigations, the actress learned more than she ever wanted to know about the darker regions of the Internet. .
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