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TXU Energy, a large Texas utility company, will lease rooftop solar power systems to their customers in the Dallas area.

This is an essay written by my 16 year old daughter, Sheherzad Raza Preisler. I am posting it today in honor of Black History Month:

This is an essay written by my 16 year old daughter, Sheherzad Raza Preisler. I am posting it today in honor of Black History Month:

The following is an essay that my 16 year old daughter Sheherzad Raza Preisler has written today. I am posting it in honor of Black History Month:

AT&T Inc. is paying $18 million to settle claims that it imposed unfairly high fees on wireless customers who wanted to end their contracts.

The settlement covers customers from as far back as 1998. Those who were charged an early termination fee, or ETF, could get as much as $140 back, if they canceled a two-year contract just before it was about to expire. Those who canceled earlier would get less.

From The Washington Post:

AT&T and T-Mobile announced major upgrades to their 3G networks Tuesday that eventually should help both carriers overcome problems arising from heavy data demands by smartphone subscribers.

AT&T said it has completed the deployment of software upgrades to all its 3G cell-tower sites as the first step in its rollout of High-Speed Packet Access 7.2 (HSPA+) technology.

Los directivos y técnicos de Los Angeles Lakers recibieron con alivio los informes médicos en los que se confirmaba que el ala-pívot catalán Pau Gasol sólo sufre una leve contractura en los isquiotibiales de la pierna izquierda. Gasol, que se lesionó la pasada noche al comienzo del partido que los Lakers disputaron y ganaron por 131-96 a los Mavericks de Dallas, también recibió con "alegría" la buena noticia que le dio el doctor del equipo, Steve Lombardo, responsable de los exámenes de resonancia magnética a los que fue sometido.

Airports have a new message for frequent travelers: Move along.

To ease crowds jamming airline counters, more airports are installing self-service kiosks farther from the terminal lobby for travelers who don't print their boarding passes at home.

"Off-site" check-in kiosks are appearing at airport rental car offices, hotel lobbies, parking garages and other outdoor locations near -- but not in -- the terminal. "It leads to reduced lobby 'dwell time.' It's good for everybody," says Todd VanGerpen of Seattle-Tacoma.

Xerox Corp. said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6.4 billion in cash and stock, joining the expensive race among technology companies to broaden their offerings.

Xerox said the deal will create a $22 billion business that combines Xerox's copiers, printers and document management services with the "business process outsourcing" of Dallas-based ACS. Outsourcers like ACS take on tasks for other companies, such as helping to manage payroll or run health care plans.