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Obama's healthcare bill passed by Congress (1)
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US president says 'this is what change looks like' about reform that ensures coverage for 95% of AmericansBarack Obama last night forced his bitterly fought healthcare reform bill through Congress, bringing near-universal coverage to Americans and delivering the first major triumph of his presidency.After days of manoeuvring by the Democratic party leadership to bring dissident party legislators on board and an impassioned plea on Saturday by Obama, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy ...Shared by Pasquale Lorusso (38)Comment View comments -
فرزند فائزه هاشمی به هنگام بازگشت از لندن بازداشت شد/محسن هاشمی به سوییس رفت (1)
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حسن لاهوتی فرزند فائزه هاشمی رفسنجانی شب گذشته به محض ورود به فرودگاه بین المللی امام خمینی(ره) تهران توسط ماموران بازداشت شد.Shared by Vahid (891)Comment View comments -
iPhone Font is Not Very Readable, Still Amazing (1)
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First, we’ll tell you that it took the author – self-described as someone with too much free time – 540 iPhone apps to create this font. Second, we’ll tell you that it’s not all just pretty pictures: he actually used iPhone apps in different colors so he can show off the font live, directly off his iPhone.Not impressed yet? Then check out the video below, and the entire iPhone alphabet a little further below. While ...Shared by Mikko (216)Comment View comments -
Vermont cop tases and tases a mentally ill homeless 59 year old woman (1)
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A cop in Barre, Vermont repeatedly tased Ann Osborn, a 59-year-old mentally ill homeless woman who was standing in a parking lot with her arms folded. "I could see that this was not getting any results so I pulled out the cartridge and went for a drive stun to Osborn's left thigh. This did have some affect and she screamed a little bit and went down on her buttocks, in the shrub area, next to ...Shared by easterlingman (271)Comment View comments -
Why Is Every App A Game? The Badgeification Of The Internet (2)
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Have you heard of the startup Gravity? It’s in the same space as Zaang, a company that we have covered before.I was researching the application to get some background on it, perhaps to do a comparison piece, give away some invites, or give it some straight up coverage. The company is going to be saddened that this is the post that they get, but so be it.I have become in the last six months quite ...Shared by mr94 (20) StevenHodson (43)Comment View comments -
It Takes a Village to Save a Library (1)
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I sat at the Library Board of Trustees Meeting last Thursday and watched County Manager Harry Jones talk about the grim reality facing Mecklenburg County–a $13.2 million in immediate budget cuts across all departments before June 30th and an estimated $85 million shortfall for fiscal year 2010-2011 which begins July 1. You can view Jones’ presentation to the Library Board here: http://bit.ly/dgAZ7U. After Jones’ presentation Library Director Charles Brown made his recommendation to close 12 ...Shared by MLx (27)Comment View comments -
feature: RIP Palm: it's over, and here's why (1)
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In January of 2009, shares of Palm traded at a little over $3 as everyone awaited details of the once-mighty smartphone maker's plans to save itself from certain death. In the wake of the Pre's successful unveiling later that month at CES, Palm's stock price more than doubled, and optimism about the Pre's prospects eventually drove shares to a high of over $17 in October of last year. But as of this past Friday's earnings ...Shared by Peter (300)Comment View comments -
feature: RIP Palm: it's over, and here's why (1)
onIn January of 2009, shares of Palm traded at a little over $3 as everyone awaited details of the once-mighty smartphone maker's plans to save itself from certain death. In the wake of the Pre's successful unveiling later that month at CES, Palm's stock price more than doubled, and optimism about the Pre's prospects eventually drove shares to a high of over $17 in October of last year. But as of this past Friday's earnings ...Shared by Roberto (62)Comment View comments
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IIT = ITI – the world according to ToI (1)
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The world’s largest advertising carrier in today’s Chennai edition : To copy editors at ToI, repeat slowly IIT – Indian Institute of Technology – elite, academic institutes that offer..bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, management and other disciplines. The IITs are also known for world-class research. ITI – Industrial Training Institutes, are training institutes which provide training in technical field and constituted under Ministry of Labour, Union Governament of India. Normally a person ...Shared by calamur (76)Comment View comments -
IIT = ITI – the world according to ToI (1)
onThe world’s largest advertising carrier in today’s Chennai edition : To copy editors at ToI, repeat slowly IIT – Indian Institute of Technology – elite, academic institutes that offer..bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, management and other disciplines. The IITs are also known for world-class research. ITI – Industrial Training Institutes, are training institutes which provide training in technical field and constituted under Ministry of Labour, Union Governament of India. Normally a person ...Shared by calamur (76)Comment View comments
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Marbury lights it up in China (1)
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Former NBA star guard gives sparkling performance in Chinese Basketball Association All-Star gameShared by Gary (3)Comment View comments -
7595 Army Men on Patrol for $8.97 on Amazon (1)
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Right now, you can get 7595 Army Men on Patrol for $8.97 on Amazon. Free shipping for orders over $25 and no tax for most states. This sale may not last long, so build your army now.Shared by rOckY (392)Comment View comments -
Bihar Day today (1)
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PATLIPUTRA — Bihar Diwas, to mark the 98th anniversary of separate statehood status to Bihar, will be observed from Monday for the first time at official level. Earlier, Bihar was tagged with Bengal and Orissa. First it was separated from Bengal and finally from Orissa on March 22, 1912. However, the state never observed its foundation day in the past. To allow people to participate in the function with full vigour, the state government has ...Shared by Rajesh (72)Comment View comments -
Partnership Of Microsoft And Citrix Intensify VDI Spotlight (1)
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The virtualization community, my employer, and every Virtualization Service Provider I know is neck deep in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Already important because of Windows 7 migrations, the announcements last week from Microsoft and Citrix seemed to have raised the intensity of an existing white hot spotlight on VDI. When Microsoft, the world’s leader in the desktop operating system market, decides to change their position to make it easier to implement and license virtual desktops ...Shared by ThatSiebGuy (198)Comment View comments -
Christian B&B owners turn away gay couple (1)
on'Shocked and embarrassed' pair say they felt treated like lepers and reported matter to policeA gay couple were turned away from a bed and breakfast by its Christian owner who claimed it was against her convictions for two men to share a bed.Michael Black and John Morgan from Brampton, Cambridgeshire, booked a double room at the B&B in Cookham, Berkshire, for Friday night.When they arrived, Susanne Wilkinson and her husband Francis refused to allow them ...Shared by WillBooth (245)Comment View comments
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iPad Humor: Steve Jobs To Flash “Sorry, You’re Out Of Luck” (1)
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Foxtrot’s Bill Amend published a great cartoon metaphor about Flash on the iPad today, I believe it’s very funny (click to enlarge). [via @Tuaw] Related PostsHumor: With iPhone OS, Bigger Can Only Mean Better, Right?iMaxi: An iPad Sleeve You Can TrustNSFW: Humor: Mosspuppet’s Epic Steve Jobs InterviewHumor: How Does The iPad Compare To… A RockThe iPad Is A Comedy Gold MineShared by Erik (8)Comment View comments -
Cleaning the barnacles from the S.S. Copyright (4)
onBashing current copyright law is easy—just ask Jessica Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan. She calls current US copyright a "swollen, barnacle-encrusted collection of incomprehensible prose." Or, to change the metaphor to aging, copyright law is "old, outmoded, inflexible, and beginning to display the symptoms of multiple systems failure." Suggesting something new to replace it can be a harder job, and Litman turns her attention to that task in an unpublished ...Comment View comments
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Skype Founders Announce New $165m Fund For Disruptive European Startups (3)
onSkype founders, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, have raised $165 million for a second fund focused on investing in “disruptive” early-stage European technology.Through their London based Atomico Ventures firm, the duo will focus on early-stage software and internet companies that have the potential to be “transformative”, Mr Zennström told the Financial Times.The goal is to provide outsized returns to investors over the long-term . The fund will achieve this by investing in outstanding management teams, ...Comment View comments
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PlacePop: The Stealthy, No Frills, Social Check-In App (1)
onAn iPhone geolocation app that has been very quiet about its plans to date has been San Francisco based PlacePop.PlacePop is emerging out of Ooga Labs – a San Francisco based incubator that is also behind companies like Medpedia, a user generated database of health and medicine information, and Wonderhill, a social gaming company.Before you dismiss PlacePop as just another “me too” check-in app, you may want to check out the people involved in this ...Shared by LouCypher (749)Comment View comments
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Projeções indicam derrota de Sarkozy em eleições regionais (1)
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Partido do governo obteve somente o controle de 1 das 22 regiões da França.Shared by Walter (426)Comment View comments
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