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AJ Wright Closing Down - The Beach Blvd. location of the discount retailer A.J. Wright will be among the brand’s 71 to shutter as part of The TJX Companies Inc.’s consolidation plan, the company said in a news release. TJX, which also operates the brands T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, announced the plans Dec. 10. The store at 11160-101 Beach Blvd., near St. Johns Bluff Road in the St. Johns Square shopping center, is the only Florida store to close permanently. The stores are expected to close by mid-February. The company’s two A.J. Wright distribution centers in Indiana and Massachusetts will also close. The closing of the stores and distribution centers is expected to eliminate 4,400 jobs. The 91 remaining A.J. Wright stores that are not shuttered will be converted to one of the company’s other three brands. The two other Jacksonville locations are at 5149 Normandy Blvd. near Cassat Avenue and 934 Dunn Ave. near Interstate 95. It is not yet known which brand the other Ja...

iPhone 4 Jailbreak 4.2 - Apple has used its constant software updates to push back against those who jailbreak their iPhones. It June, it added a host of enterprise features to iOS 4.0, including a new API that could be used to detect when an iPhone was jailbroken. The API was made available mostly for security reasons, as it allowed third-party device management companies such as Sybase to help its own customers secure their corporate data. iOS 4 had a loophole that offered a simple approach to jailbreaking that also uncovered a gaping security flaw that could potentially allow malicious programs to access an iPhone. Apple worked quickly to patch the flaw with an iOS upgrade. Hackers have already released jailbreaking methods for iOS 4.2 continuing the game of cat and mouse between Apple and jailbreak developers. iPhone 4 Jailbreak 4.2 With the iOS 4.0 update in June, Apple had introduced mobile device management APIs that would let third-party mobile device management (MDM) ap...

Commonwealth Bank Glitch - THE Commonwealth Bank says it has fixed a computer glitch which delayed processing of accounts and left some customers without access to their account details. CBA said the bank had recognised the computer problem had affected the accounts of both business and individual customers. But all should now have normal access to their funds. The bank said it had processed the overdue running of a computer file by noon. "During the file's processing, there were brief, managed outages of up to 15 minutes to our online channels CommBiz and NetBank,'' the bank said in a statement. Commonwealth Bank Glitch "The file has now completed processing. All accounts are now up to date and there is no impact to our online channels. Problems with CBA's auto-teller machine network were also resolved, the bank said. "Customers whose accounts required data from the late running file may have had difficulty accessing cash through ATMs duri...

Nicole Richie Wedding - The former reality stars of The Simple Life, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, have made their spats and truces very public over the years, and the most recent truce in 2006 may not have been as sincere as it appeared. When Nicole Richie married longtime boyfriend and baby daddy Joel Madden this past Saturday, Paris Hilton was nowhere to be found. She didn’t choose not to go, but Richie neglected to invite her former BFF, UsMagazine.com reports. "Nicole knew very well that having Paris involved would have inevitably turned a special night into being about their friendship," says a source. "Nicole's life is completely different now." Apparently there’s no hostility on Paris’ end. She was traveling to Las Vegas for a friend’s birthday on the day of the wedding. "She and Nicole aren't close anymore, but there are no hard feelings there," the source explains. "They just grew up and apart." Nicole Richie Wedding

2001 Miami Hurricanes Roster - As an unabashed Canes fan, you know I’m not going to miss an opportunity to give some love to my Hurricanes, especially when it was prompted by somebody else. After Andre Johnson caught a touchdown prior to halftime of the Ravens-Texans Monday night game, analyst and former coach Jon Gruden began praising Miami. Introducing what seemed to be a prepared piece by ESPN, Chucky said that the 2001 Miami team was the best college football team ever. He pointed out how 38 of the 89 players on the team were drafted, including 17 in the first round. They showed a team photo and spot-shadowed Andre Johnson and Ed Reed (both of whom were playing in the Monday night game) and mentioned Willis McGahee, who was also playing in the game. Other running backs on that Miami team were Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, and Najeh Davenport. In addition to Andre Johnson, Santana Moss, Jeremy Shockey, and Kellen Winslow II caught passes from Ken Dorsey. Defensive stars included Jo...

Vizconde Massacre, Hubert Webb and Others Acquitted - The Supreme Court acquitted Hubert Webb and eight others for the murders of Estrellita Vizconde, and daughters Carmela and Jennifer, its spokesman said Tuesday. Webb is the son of former senator Freddie Webb. “The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt [that the crime was committed by the accused]. Supreme Court pointed to inconsistencies in the evidence of the prosecution, particularly the testimony of principal witness Jessica Alfaro,” lawyer Midas Marquez said. Vizconde Massacre, Hubert Webb and Others Acquitted The high tribunal also ordered the release of Webb, Antonio Lejano II, Michael Gatchalian, Miguel Rodriguez, Peter Estrada, and Hospicio Fernandez as soon as possible. Joey Filart and Artemio Ventura, who remain at large, and former police officer Gerardo Biong, who was recently released after completing his sentence, were also acquitted of the grisly crime. They were “ordered released as soon as...

American Airlines Ending Non Stop Flights - American Airlines officials say weekend nonstop service between Tulsa and Miami International Airport will end Feb. 6. American spokesman Tim Smith said the Saturday and Sunday round-trip flights to Miami, Fla., were offered as a means to bring Boeing 737-800 aircraft to American's Maintenance & Engineering Center in Tulsa for periodic maintenance. Smith told the Tulsa World that the maintenance line performing work on the 737-800s is shifting from five days a week to seven days a week, which will return the aircraft to service through normal operations instead of the special flights to Miami. Smith said the Miami flights scheduled for this weekend are 70 percent full. He says the service has generated revenue for American and has been popular among American employees. American Airlines Ending Non Stop Flights