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Health-care showdown doesn’t quite materialize - Lebanon Daily News
March 16, 2010
 WSAV-TV |
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 all 145 news articles » |
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!”
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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
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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 all 330 news articles » |
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.”
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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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No video to playPerriello 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
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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 all 315 news articles » |
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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 [...]
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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 » |
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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 » |
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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 [...]