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January 2010
Key EDS Witness Bought Internet Degree
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
An anonymous reader writes “EDS’s key witness during the firm’s court case against BSkyB was shown to have bought his degree online – but still managed to get a worse mark than a dog. Joe Galloway said he had a degree from Concordia College in the US Virgin Islands and gave detailed evidence on how he took plane journeys between the islands and attended a college there. But while questioning Galloway in court, Mark Howard QC managed to obtain exactly the same degree as Galloway from Concordia College for his dog ‘Lulu’ with one key difference – the dog got a higher mark.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Ageing Asia problem ’serious as climate change’ (AFP/File)
By Health News on January 31, 2010
AFP/File - Longer lifespans, falling fertility rates and growing ranks of elderly people in Asia can pose problems as serious as the impact of climate change, a leading expert warned Monday.
Colbert starts iPad campaign at the Grammys
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
The Comedy Central star pulls an iPad out of his pocket and claims he got it in his gift bag.
India Objects To Google Book Settlement
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
angry tapir writes “About 15 Indian authors and publishers, and two Indian organizations, have submitted their objections to Google’s plan to scan and sell books online. Google’s proposed settlement of a US lawsuit turns copyright law on its head, according to Siddharth Arya, legal counsel for the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation, which licenses reproduction rights to books and other publications.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Oracle-Sun versus commodity hardware
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
Can Oracle-Sun be successful in an age of “good enough” hardware? Or will the company pull the ripcord on the hardware business in the near future?
Daniele Expands Salami Recall by 17235 pounds due to Salmonella Risk - Food Poison Journal
By Health News on January 31, 2010
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Daniele Expands Salami Recall by 17235 pounds due to Salmonella Risk
Food Poison Journal The recall is being expanded as a result of a confirmed finding of Salmonella in an unopened salami product reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, … Burrillville company expands sandwich meat recall Turn to 10.com Jefferson County man among salmonella victims nationwide Peninsula Daily RI: Pepper in Salami May Be Source of Salmonella ABC News CIDRAP - FDA.gov - UPI.com all 231 news articles » |
Google censors ‘Lolita,’ but not ‘bestiality’
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
Following revelations that cell phones running on Android replace rude words with hash marks, it appears that works such as “Lolita” and “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” are also censored.
Amazon, get out of the e-book pricing business
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
In the Macmillan-Amazon battle, one thing has become clear: it’s time Amazon got out of the way of e-book pricing and let the market do its thing.
Intel-Micron Joint Venture Develops 25nm NAND
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
Ninjakicks writes “IM Flash Technologies is a joint venture between Intel and Micron that is targeted for producing NAND flash memory. With a focus on R&D, IMFT has doubled NAND density approximately every 18 months. Tomorrow IMFT will announce the launch of their 25 nanometer NAND technology — a major advancement in the semiconductor industry. Intel and Micron can now lay claim to the smallest production ready-semiconductor process technology in the world. IMFT took members of the press on a tour of the new 25nm fab and it’s an interesting view into this bleeding-edge manufacturing process.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Amazon agrees to higher prices in e-book dispute
By Technology News from CNet and Slashdot on January 31, 2010
Online retailer says that, while it deems $14.99 e-books unreasonable, it will have to capitulate to Macmillan’s demand to sell books at higher rates.
Finance »
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 [...]
Real Estate »
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 [...]
Business »
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 [...]
Technology »
Microsoft Announces Windows 7 SP1
March 18, 2010
CWmike writes “Microsoft has announced service packs for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users’ hands. A company spokesman said Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will primarily contain ‘minor updates,’ including patches and hotfixes that will have been delivered earlier via the Windows Update service, rather than new features. One of the latter: an updated Remote Desktop client designed to work with RemoteFX, the new remote-access platform set to debut in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 R2 will also be upgraded to SP1, Microsoft said, presumably at the same time as Windows 7 since the two operating systems share a single code base. Besides RmoteFX — which Microsoft explained Wednesday in an entry on the Windows virtualization team’s blog — Server 2008 R2 will also include a feature dubbed ‘Dynamic Memory,’ which lets IT staff adjust guest virtual machines’ memory on the fly. Microsoft did not spell out a timetable for the service packs, saying only that it would provide more information as release milestones approach.”
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Health, Technology »
AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
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 [...]