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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.

alphadogg writes "Forrmer CEO of Sun Microsystems Jonathan Schwartz has taken to his personal blog, provocatively titled "What I couldn't say...," to dish some industry dirt and tell his side of the story about the demise of Sun. He has already hinted at plans to write a book, and a new post suggests a tell-all tome could indeed be in the offing. "I feel for Google — Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too," Schwartz writes, apparently referring to Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC, which makes Google's Nexus One smartphone. As for Bill Gates, Schwartz says he was threatening regarding Sun's efforts in the office software space."

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Local organizations say Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has strengthened formerly-strained relationships during his two-and-a-half year tenure.

Tasha Lass, a Travis County corrections officer, testified for the prosecution after initially taking the stand for the defense, leaving Milton Gobert's attorneys scrambling to prepare a cross examination of her surprise testimony on Monday.

Austin Police Cpl. Scott Perry confirms that APD Chief Art Acevedo has applied for the job as Dallas chief of police, but said there is no other information available at this time.

Austin fire crews were out early Tuesday morning putting out a two-alarm fire at the abandoned Travis House.

With Texas facing a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, Bill White said he'd insist on “fiscal discipline” but refuses to rule out possible tax increases to close the gap.

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst is encouraging Texans to get back to work with a new job creation program. The program offers incentives for Texas employers that hire Texans receiving unemployment.

Vacation scams cost consumers more than $10 billion each year, and often rank in the top 25 for number of complaints in the travel industry.

Hoover Alexander of Hoover's Cooking shows us how to make okra-n-tomatoes.

Imagine having a nosebleed every day of your life, but instead of a few drops, it's a few pints of blood. That's reality for people with HHT, a genetic disorder that affects blood vessels. It impacts one out of every 2,000 people in the U.S. and more than 6 million people worldwide.

When you go to pick up your badge, you'll notice something different. Along with your photo, there will also be a "QR Code" or Quick Response Code.

For two months questions have lingered over whether there was any improper information sharing between GTECH and Gartner Inc. So far, lottery officials say they see no impropriety.

According to APD, a victim was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with non life-threatening injuries after a shooting during a carjacking.

Averitt won his re-election race last week even after he announced he was dropping out of the race and suspending his campaign in January.

Wallace is best known for his 1996 novel “Infinite Jest” and has been hailed as a visionary of his literary generation.