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How about replacing the trees that are missing from a bunch of the planter areas in the sidewalks? In line with the group's mission of making downtown Omaha "cleaner, greener and safer," an effort currently is under way to make downtown a green symbol for the city. The plan is to turn dow...

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How so?

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That's why gas is going up so much. Partly it is supply and demand. But also oil is sold in dollars worldwide and the dollar has been falling in value. Also speculators have jumped on the oil band wagon and have pushed the price up. There are many articles out there that say there is plenty of oil ...

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I love how they are trying to blame this problem on the smoking ban. :roll: Downtown goal: kicking butts BY C. DAVID KOTOK WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Task No. 1 for Omaha's new downtown improvement district is eradicating all the cigarette butts trashing up the sidewalks. The problem is growing worse...

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Not during that time period at the QWEST --- they will be putting up the Olympic pool at the end of May and not take it down until the second week in July.

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I think I should be able to say Husker.

Of course you could take the high road and not use it at all.

(And just for the record I don't prefer one team over the other)

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Last PM by you to me okay, it's all good then! Let's move forward Then you write this in public Uffda felt the need to privately message me (Yes I did so I could comment privately on your multiple - in one day - nonsense posts) and be borderline harrassing. (rotflmao) the only real jerk here was me....

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Omaha representatives meet with NCAA on proposed downtown stadium BY C. DAVID KOTOK WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER It's down to the details, and those details can be calculated in dollars. After Monday's meeting in Indianapolis, Mayor Mike Fahey and NCAA officials expressed confidence that they can sign...

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OWH recycling news or maybe MAT is recycling news. :shock: Published Tuesday Â | Â January 24, 2006 Getting Around: Bike racks will be added to MAT buses BY MICHAEL O'CONNOR WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Commuters and others in the Omaha area soon may be able to ride a bike and a bus on the same trip. ...

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Well those might solve part of the problem of the money going out of your pocket for gas but there still will be the increased costs of goods such as groceries as the transportation/delivery costs are rising - cost for farmes/ranchers to grow the crops/raise the animals. Ties in with the transportat...

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The architects on Friday signed a lease on about 10,000 square feet in the TipTop building, with the option to buy if the building makes the transition to condos, Poyner said. So was the condos the plan from the beginning but they went apts or is it because the condos would be less hassle, since I ...

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Well a month ago the prediction was $3.50/gallon by summer. I heard on the TV last night that has been raised to $4 by Memorial Day. I know topics of discussion on this forum are sprawl and public transportation but this increase in gas prices is going to effect a lot more than just how much I have ...

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plus offer educators and students the chance to get their software at substantial discount. Actually we can't buy it for a discount in OPS. Although I have heard some ESUs that are able to sell it to teachers for a discount and that is other software too. keep as my own for whatever I wish Of cours...

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Clarification --- Big E wrote -- After going through most of the 90s as a Mac user and hearing things like "Macs don't do the internet" or "Macs can't do Office" a bazillion times (neither of which have ever been true, except for when the internet didn't exist; MS Office and AOL ...

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No war here as I use both -- I just have my preference. I was just asking for elaboration on what you had heard the Mac side say, since that was your statement. Â :yes: Just looking for specifics instead of more generalizations. But I have heard the other side make accusations that are untrue also.

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But I have heard the other side make accusations that are untrue also.

I am sure there is some --- would you care to share what you have heard -- just like Big E did?

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Now this IS for real IBM launches internal pilot program to test migration to Macs Long-time Microsoft Windows supporter IBM has recently initiated an internal pilot program to study the possibility of moving a significant number of its employees to Apple's Mac platform, leaked company documents sho...

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I talked with a friend tonight who works with the OWH Â and he said building is about empty inside. Â He said he looked up through a window and saw blue sky. Â He thinks it will remain a park for awhile because they are putting a lot of money in it ---- so time will tell.

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Can't believe they didn't mention "Celebration"! That has to be their biggest one!

Or Ladies Night

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They could shave 20% off of their parking lot queue times by reducing the parking fee to $5

Good Point --- I would agree with that.

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As I said earlier ---- Â you gotta keep up Â you are behind the times Â Â :lol:

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Check these out

Boot Camp -- http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html

Parallels -- Run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. Â http://www.parallels.com/

VM Fusion -- http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/features.html

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Although it might have nothing to do with sales --- that method is how most of the tech world looks at market share http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20080103/Picture_1_540x185.png And then there is Apple's thought on marketshare It's because they focus on customers and profits, in that order , rathe...

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actually 7%-8% Â --- you gotta keep up Â you are behind the times

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9839886-16.html

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I have no statistics to back up this claim, but I would be willing to go out on a limb and say Apple does more sales in peripherals (read: iPods, iTunes, iPhones, Monitors) than they do in their actual Computers. Q1 2008 results Apple shipped 2,319,000 Macintosh computers, representing 44 percent u...

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I think you just answered your own question Why do the vast majority of techs run windows or linux? Why is it so much easier to troubleshoot macs than a windows or linux? :lol: Here is a new question for you since you are stuck on generalizations with no specifics --- What can't a Mac do that you wo...

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There go the extreme generalizations again.

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The MAC OS Leopard is a lot closer to the Home edition of Windows.. I had to take a look on the MS to see what the big difference is between Home and Ultimate and I think besides some business pieces there isn't a whole lot of difference ---except price -- back to Big E's comment about 'insane mark...

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Microsoft and their INSANE licensing procedures Like this Microsoft OS version rainging from $129-$399 :shock: • Windows Vista Starter edition is limited to emerging markets. • Windows Vista Home Basic is intended for budget users with low needs. • Windows Vista Home Premium covers the majority of ...

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the capabilities to use the variety of hardware that Window's OS's are able to use. So what hardware are we talking? Â Different types of video cards/boards? While the MAC has adopted Linux as its underlying OS Actually i think it is UNIX --- http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html but som...

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it (Mac) is best for 90% of users So based on that statement -- Apple should have 90% of the market and windows only 7% Â :D As I am not good at geekspeak and always want to learn/understand more, could you explain these statements of yours but is also it's (Mac) biggest downfall on its range is i...

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Smoking ban gets OK from Iowa Senate, House BY ELIZABETH AHLIN WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER After weeks of political wrangling, Iowa is getting ready to say goodbye to smoky bars and restaurants. The hard-fought statewide smoking ban won final approval from the Legislature, and Gov. Chet Culver has in...

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PC is the better option for those who know how to work things in and out.. HUH?? Macs have the Intel Core 2 Duo processor so as MTO says using BootCamp you can start up the Mac while holding down the option key -- select Windows operating system and your Mac becomes a windows machine....... why you...

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it's a wonder to me why people still buy Windows. Because it is what they use at work and they don't want to change. Â They think they have to use Windows to use Office (Word, PPT, and Excel) Â They are also the same ones who keep using IE instead of trying FireFox or some other browser (heck even ...

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Some are -- and some are people who don't know any better or take advice from 'gamers' Â who always want the fastest most up-to-date comptuer. Â

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Plus since Omaha is the only city in Nebraska

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I worked on my Masters at UNK during the summers of 1996 & 1997. Â I hadn't been back until this past weekend and I was surprised at the amount of commercial growth on the north end of town. Â It is a growing little city.

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Most people don't need many upgrades to their computers and if they do they buy a new computer. Buy the extreme iMac with 2.8 ghz and 500 GB hard drive. Â Then if you need more storage buy an external 1 TB for under 200 or even buy the Time Capsule -- built in router and 500GB/1TB hard drive and do ...

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