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Apr. 5--PLUGGED-IN DIET FANS TO BE HAPPY: What do you get when diet-conscious Americans are obsessed with checking e-mail?
Baseball.
That's right... SBC Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, claimed last week that it would be the first professional sports stadium to offer wireless Internet service, according to the Contra Costa Times. But possibly more disturbing than America's refusal to unplug is its willingness to set aside tradition -- like Cracker Jack -- for low-carb menu options.
The story also included a pull-out box on how Giants' fans can now indulge in a number of carb-anemic items: wieners rolled in wheat wraps and hamburgers in lettuce leafs.
What's next: A strike on apple pie?
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: If it weren't for Wi-Fi, what else might fans do during the game?
Download their favorite Major League Baseball logos and ring tones to their cellphones.
Major League Baseball Advanced Media partnered with Bellevue's InfoSpace Mobile last week to provide content to subscribers of Cingular, T-Mobile USA and Rogers Wireless among others.
We just can't wait for hip new ring-tone ditties like "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
TOPSPEED: As part of a court settlement last year, an unnamed mass-e-mailer was forced to turn over his $47,000 Boxster S to America Online, according to BBC News.
"We'll take cars, houses, boats -- whatever we can find and get a hold of," AOL's Randall Boe was quoted as saying.
The Porsche's previous owner had reportedly made more than $1 million sending out junk mail. Now, AOL is giving its members a chance to win the car in a sweepstakes. Members have until Thursday to enter.
OFF THE CHARTS: There was no veil of cautious optimism in two notes sent out last week by Tim Bueneman, the managing director of Seattle's McAdams Wright Ragen investment bank.
One called the Seattle online-advertising company Marchex, which went public last week, the "best performing IPO." Investors Business Daily had printed the performance of a number of IPOs, and Marchex, which had a trading price (at the time of the note) of $9.32, was up 43 percent from its $6.50 offering price.
"In other words, Seattle's Marchex tops the list for best performing IPOs," Bueneman wrote. (On Friday, it climbed 85 cents more to close at $10.35.)
In an e-mail sent out a few hours later April 1, Bueneman called Redmond-based ADIC a "table pounder" and raised its rating from a "buy" to a "strong buy."
The message was loud and clear.
CELEBRITY COFFIN: Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana's Kirk Cobain, is making burial plans of her own. The Plexiglas coffin from her video "Mono," which featured her rising from a fairytalelike beauty sleep, was up for grabs on eBay, according to MTV.
The 7-foot coffin comes with a satin pink pillow bearing the word "Sugar," and a wreath and flowers. The final bid Friday after the auction closed was $560, which did not meet the minimum price.
ON THE RECORD
--New products: Kirkland-based Birthday Express has added "Home on the Range" and "Artlist Collection: The Dog" to its online offerings.
--Partnerships: Paladin Data Systems in Poulsbo and SQLSoft+ of Bellevue are teaming up to provide a training curriculum for tech professionals on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas.
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