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Motorola Trying To Block Competitors From Hiring Workers It Laid Off

We already think that noncompete agreements don't make sense for companies, but Motorola may be taking the concept to a new level. Rather than trying to stop employees from leaving Motorola to go to a competitor, it's now trying to stop employees it already laid off from going to work for RIM. Motorola had already sued RIM earlier this year for trying to entice employees to jump ship, and this followed another suit by Motorola against Apple for hiring away an exec. Maybe rather than trying to prevent employees from going elsewhere, Motorola might want to focus on improving its own offerings and its own working conditions so that this isn't even a problem? But if it's laying people off, it seems rather ridiculous to then try to stop them from joining another company.

Guard loses bicycle trying to save meat

A security guard was last Friday thrown into anguish when he lost his bicycle trying to save his meat. Happily riding on Old Port Bell Road after securing a ‘Christmas delicacy’ for his family, a pedestrian snatched the kaveera containing the meat from the bicycle.

Woman accused of trying to smoke pot near officer

Police said a woman was arrested after asking a state trooper whether she could smoke - and then trying to light up a marijuana joint. Honesty Knight, 32, was a passenger in a vehicle that Trooper Eric Perkins pulled over for a traffic violation early Friday. While the trooper was talking to the driver, Knight obtained the trooper's permission to smoke.

Peking Opera artists vie for top honors

A crop of China's young Peking Opera talents are trying their luck at the on-going 8th national Peking Opera competition. All of them are trying their best to convince a panel of judges comprised of the most prestigious masters of the art form.

US dumps unpopular internet filter plan

Even before a change of president, US government officials have realised that trying to block porn online is a bad way of trying to enhance the Internet. Anyone wanna tell Conroy?

iTunes Store hit with outages, slow speeds

A number of users have been experiencing outages or unusually slow speeds while trying to access the iTunes Store on Thursday, anecdotes indicate. The troubles are believed to have begun around morning Eastern time, and those that have been able to access the Store have cited delays in trying to reach different sections, including the App Store. In at least some cases, images have appeared broken on the site.

Mobile Veteran Changes Focus From Reaching The Mass Market To Single Focus On The iPhone

Eight years ago, mobile veteran Satoshi Nakajima founded UIEvolution, a company that addressed a very technical and prevalent problem in mobile—trying to get applications to run across all handsets without a lot of work. Arguably, the company was a success, and was acquired by Japanese-based Square Enix in 2004. But interestingly, for Nakajima’s second start-up, he is now approaching mobile in a completely different way. The company, Big Canvas, is building consumer-facing applications, and rather than trying to get in front of as many consumers as possible, they are focused on only one phone—the iPhone.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

A revolution is afoot, and Panasonic is leading the rebel movement. After pioneering the Four Thirds sensor size along with Olympus, that non-conformist couple is now trying to thrust Micro Four Thirds upon the world, and the Lumix G1 is the first ‘MFT’ camera trying to prove its merits.

Rozen Maiden Traumend DVD 2

Life hasn't been the same for Jun Sakurada ever since a collection of walking, talking dolls moved into his household. Inquisitive Hina Ichigo goes on an outdoor adventure to mail a letter to Jun, while Suiseiseki makes all sorts of mischief trying to stop her, and Shinku seems to have gone into lazy mode watching Detective Kun-kun day after day. Even worse, another doll is trying to break her way in—the arrogant, violin-wielding Kanaria! Meanwhile, something's not right with Souseiseki, who has a vision of the great dollmaker Rozen and becomes convinced that she must defeat the other dolls in the Alice Game to appease her creator. Could these be the machinations of Barasuishou, a mysterious new doll owned by the local craftsman? And what of black-winged angel Suigintou, who has re-emerged from the junkpile with a new master?

State Officials Working to Remove Blagojevich; Kodak Suspends 401(k) Match; Home Fuel Oil Prices Down 18 Percent; Oprah Opens up About Weight Gain

KIRAN CHETRY, CNN ANCHOR: It's 8:00 right on the nose here in New York. A look at the top stories this morning. American's chief envoy to North Korea, Christopher Hill said talks with the secret communist regime have reached a stalemate. A summit between six countries is being held in Beijing, trying to find a way for Pyongyang to account for its nuclear activity. That was seen as a major step in trying to disarm North Korea.

Dhoni trying to rally his players

While Pakistan's government arrests the suspected mastermind of the Mumbai attack, Indian officials fear that the measures being taken against Lashkar-i-Thaiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad may simply be an effort to buy time.

Banks trying to cope with rise in bad loans

On Friday the $268.7 million-asset bank took control of a foreclosed 35-acre commercial real estate parcel in Naperville that accounted for half of its $29 million in real estate loans at least 90 days past due.

CRICKET: Australia trying to edge up, says Katich

Boxing training wasn't supposed to be part of the Magpies' preparations for this season ...read more.

I'm trying to see all these movies. you want to talk? Go home!

"Marley & Me" is surely not an Oscar contender, but a person could do far worse than to stare at Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston for a couple of hours, not to mention their blond, house-wrecking co-star.

Man burned trying to impress girlfriend

VASTERVIK, Sweden, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A 33-year-old Swedish man suffered serious injuries when he poured gasoline on his arm and set it on fire as a party trick, police said.

Opinion: Chrysler Trying to Leverage Connections in Congress, Despite Parent Company's Wealth

It is agonizing to watch Congress publicly stumbling through its analysis and qualification of the auto industry, providing appearance that it is doing its homework on a bailout.

Legal Eagle / Trying to fool the bank: Not a good idea

(1) The buyer and seller enter into an agreement laying out the terms of the apartment sale and what happens if the sale is canceled by either of the parties.

Google Apps still trying to win over corporate users

While Google is often cited as having a golden touch, the company's productivity application suite is still a mere bronze competitor to Microsoft's Office and collaboration tools despite upgrades over the past year that focused on evolving and securing the online tools for corporate users.

eBay Says Big-Box Retailers Trying to Shut It Down

eBay's lobbyist joined retailers and antitrust experts in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to discuss the Retail Price Maintenance (RPM), calling it "price fixing." The hubbub is over the Leegin Supreme Court ruling that overturned a law that had prohibited manufacturers from punishing retailers for selling at discounted prices.

Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller Trying to Raise Funds to Buy All or Part of Yahoo

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6-year-old crashes car trying to get to school

A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his school bus proved unexpectedly keen on getting to school - so much so that he took the family car and tried to drive to school.

Searching for Nazi- Looted Art: 'There's No Point in Trying to Duck'

It is exactly 10 years to the day since 44 countries signed the "Washington Declaration" committing them to search for and return Nazi-looted art. Germany's Federal Commissioner for Culture Bernd Neumann spoke to SPIEGEL about Berlin's efforts so far.

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