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Health-care showdown doesn’t quite materialize - Lebanon Daily News

March 16, 2010


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Health-care showdown doesn’t quite materialize
Lebanon Daily News
William Vitez, left, of Lebanon, who opposes health-care reform, and reform advocate Jake Long of Annville exchange words outside Congressman Tim Holden s office in Lebanon on Tuesday evening. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS JIM ZENGERLE ) The
Ad watch: A closer look at dueling health care spots USA Today
The costs of in-home health care WKBT
The Cost Of Health Care Reform For Small Business CBS 4
Washington Times  - CBS News  - The Business Insider
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  • Simpler “Hello World” Demonstrated In C

    March 16, 2010

    An anonymous reader writes “Wondering where all that bloat comes from, causing even the classic ‘Hello world’ to weigh in at 11 KB? An MIT programmer decided to make a Linux C program so simple, she could explain every byte of the assembly. She found that gcc was including libc even when you don’t ask for it. The blog shows how to compile a much simpler ‘Hello world,’ using no libraries at all. This takes me back to the days of programming bare-metal on DOS!”

    Read more of this story at Slashdot.


    Social network’s CEO documents flight nightmare live

    March 16, 2010

    David Martin, the CEO of visual update site Kontain, was on the 14-hour nightmare Virgin America flight from LA to NY. He documented the worst parts live using the airline’s Wi-Fi.


    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids - WFAA

    March 16, 2010


    Globe and Mail
    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids
    WFAA
    DALLAS — Fighting the swine flu isn’t over, yet nearly half the parents who got their kids the first round of H1N1 flu shots didn’t return for the second. Dallas County health officials say that’s not good enough,
    H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in US WebMD
    “Good take-up’ at free swine flu vaccinations ABC Online
    Menifee school district hosts H1N1 clinic for kids under 10 Press-Enterprise
    NewsTalk 1010 WCSI  - Honolulu Advertiser  - Times of India
    all 106 news articles »

  • Violence Prompts Debate Over Medical Marijuana - New York Times

    March 16, 2010


    Salem-News.Com
    Violence Prompts Debate Over Medical Marijuana
    New York Times
    SEATTLE — A shooting and a beating death linked to medical marijuana have prompted new calls by law enforcement officials and marijuana advocates for Washington State to change how it regulates the drug and protects those who grow
    385 plants at Wash. pot activist’s burgled home The Associated Press
    385 plants at Wash. pot activist’s burgled home Seattle Times
    Medical Marijuana Patient Murdered in Washington State Salem-News.Com
    MyNorthwest.com  - KIRO Seattle  - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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    Jury rules against Microsoft in patent suit

    March 16, 2010

    MIT building self-assembling computer chips

    March 16, 2010

    Researchers at MIT are coaxing molecules to automatically arrange themselves into useful patterns on microchips, possibly allowing for much smaller chip features.

    City Restaurants Required to Post Cleanliness Grades - New York Times

    March 16, 2010


    New York Daily News
    City Restaurants Required to Post Cleanliness Grades
    New York Times
    The New York City Board of Health voted Tuesday to rate cleanliness in the city’s more than 24000 restaurants with publicly posted letter grades, adopting a controversial plan proposed 14 months ago by the Department of Health and
    NYC restaurants must now show their report cards The Associated Press
    New York’s Restaurants to Get Graded Under New System Wall Street Journal
    City restaurants must now display health department report card letter grades New York Daily News
    myfoxny.com  - Crain’s New York Business  - AFP
    all 289 news articles »

    C-Span Posts Full Archives Online

    March 16, 2010

    An anonymous reader sends word that C-Span has completed its project of making all of its footage available online. “The archives, at C-SpanVideo.org, cover 23 years of history and five presidential administrations and are sure to provide new fodder for pundits and politicians alike. The network will formally announce the completion of the C-Span Video Library on Wednesday. Having free online access to the more than 160,000 hours of C-Span footage is like being able to Google political history using the “I Feel Lucky” button every time,’ said Rachel Maddow, the liberal MSNBC host.”

    Read more of this story at Slashdot.


    Virtual PC hole could lead to attacks, security firm says

    March 16, 2010

    Microsoft is downplaying the problem, but Core Security says the vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass security defenses to compromise virtualized Windows systems.

    Number of Californians without health plans soars - Reuters

    March 16, 2010


    TopNews United States
    Number of Californians without health plans soars
    Reuters
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly one in four Californians under age 65 lacked health insurance during all or part of last year, well above the latest national average, in a trend fueled by shrinking coverage due to mounting job layoffs, a new study on
    About 1 in 4 in California lack health insurance, a UCLA study finds Los Angeles Times
    Report: Nearly 1 in 4 Californians uninsured San Jose Mercury News
    Study Finds 1 in 4 Uninsured in California New York Times (blog)
    UC Los Angeles  - The Desert Sun  - California Healthline
    all 75 news articles »

    SEC: Stocks boosted via hijacked accounts

    March 16, 2010

    Complaint accuses company of using stolen log-in credentials to buy stocks at inflated prices while selling stocks for a profit through legitimate accounts.

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    Perriello says abortion is not funded in health-care bill - Lynchburg News and Advance

    March 16, 2010


    Lynchburg News and Advance
    Perriello says abortion is not funded in health-care bill
    Lynchburg News and Advance
    DANVILLE - The US Senate health care bill currently waiting for a vote from the House of Representatives once again brought Danville Tea Party members to Rep. Tom Perriello’s office Tuesday to protest the bill. Holding signs calling for a “no” vote on
    Pro-Life Democrat Claims Committee Chairman Wants Government to Fund Abortions FOXNews
    Vatican paper: US bishops speak for Catholic Church on health care reform Catholic News Agency
    Catholic Bishops Renew Criticism of Abortion Restrictions New York Times (blog)
    MiamiHerald.com  - The Associated Press  - Washington Post (blog)
    all 342 news articles »

    British hospitals: No sitting allowed (AP)

    March 16, 2010

    AP - Britons trying to cheer up their hospitalized friends and relatives often have to do so standing up; sitting on the bed usually isn’t allowed.

    Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste

    March 16, 2010

    Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won’t have that ability.

    First lady asks foodmakers to be on front line tackling childhood obesity - Washington Post

    March 16, 2010


    Reuters
    First lady asks foodmakers to be on front line tackling childhood obesity
    Washington Post
    Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on corporate food giants such as Coca-Cola, General Mills and Kraft Foods to step up efforts to produce more healthful food and then market that, rather than junk food, to children.
    First lady to food makers: Hurry up on healthy food Reuters
    Michelle Obama tells food giants to step up anti-obesity efforts Fort Worth Star Telegram
    First Lady Working Towards the Good of Mankind, More-so Kids! TopNews United States
    Feedstuffs  - HealthNews
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    What Does This Real Estate Insider Know About …

    March 15, 2010

    SAN DIEGO, CA – by David Horwitz -No one has ever been able to explain this logic to me as soon as you fall behind on your payments, the bank charges you MORE money and often times, if possible, raises your interest rates! It seems that when we are financially in trouble, today’s [...]

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    Unemployment Now Becoming A Principal Reason for Rising Foreclosures

    September 9, 2009

    Research by Moody’s Economy.com predicts that in 2009 1.8 million borrowers will lose their home to foreclosure.  This figure rises from 1.4 million homeowners in 2008.  Moody is a leading independent provider of economic, financial, country, and industry research.  Moody attributes the increase in foreclosure rate to the rise in unemployment. At the start of [...]

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    Flaw in Free Markets: Humans

    September 12, 2009

    THERE is broad agreement that Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, was wrong to have believed that market forces alone would insulate society from excessive financial risk. But Mr. Greenspan was wrong for reasons very different from those offered by his most vocal critics.

    Those critics fault Mr. Greenspan for having overestimated the strength of competitive forces, a [...]

    Health, Technology »

    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids - WFAA

    March 16, 2010


    Globe and Mail
    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids
    WFAA
    DALLAS — Fighting the swine flu isn’t over, yet nearly half the parents who got their kids the first round of H1N1 flu shots didn’t return for the second. Dallas County health officials say that’s not good enough,
    H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in US WebMD
    “Good take-up’ at free swine flu vaccinations ABC Online
    Menifee school district hosts H1N1 clinic for kids under 10 Press-Enterprise
    NewsTalk 1010 WCSI  - Honolulu Advertiser  - Times of India
    all 106 news articles »

  • Health, Technology »

    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids - WFAA

    March 16, 2010


    Globe and Mail
    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids
    WFAA
    DALLAS — Fighting the swine flu isn’t over, yet nearly half the parents who got their kids the first round of H1N1 flu shots didn’t return for the second. Dallas County health officials say that’s not good enough,
    H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in US WebMD
    “Good take-up’ at free swine flu vaccinations ABC Online
    Menifee school district hosts H1N1 clinic for kids under 10 Press-Enterprise
    NewsTalk 1010 WCSI  - Honolulu Advertiser  - Times of India
    all 106 news articles »

    SPORTS »

    Federer Beats Djokovic to Reach Final

    September 13, 2009

    Roger Federer swept past Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the finals of the United States Open, a tournament he has won five straight times.
    The fourth-seeded Djokovic, 22, who had defeated Federer in two of their three past meetings this year, was competitive throughout the match, but [...]



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    Flaw in Free Markets: Humans

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    Unemployment Now Becoming A Principal Reason for Rising Foreclosures

    September 9, 2009

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    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids - WFAA

    March 16, 2010

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    Parents reminded about second round of H1N1 shots for kids - WFAA

    March 16, 2010

    Globe and MailParents reminded about second round of H1N1 ...

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    Federer Beats Djokovic to Reach Final

    September 13, 2009

    Roger Federer swept past Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (3), 7-5, ...