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03 July 2009
danielle crittenden: help, my botanical clock is ticking!
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shannyn moore: sarah palin resigns as alaska's governor
03-07-09
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luis carlos montalván: celebrating independence day during wartime
03-07-09
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sony readying cybershot dsc-tx1 and dsc-wx1 cameras?
03-07-09
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It was only a few months ago that we were fielding rumors about Sony's CyberShot DSC-HX1, and now we're struggling to keep our credit card at bay each time we waltz by one in the local camera shop. Today, Sony Insider has pointed out that the outfit may be readying a new duo to complement the megazoom: the DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1. If the latest whispers prove legitimate, the TX1 will boast a 10 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, 3-inch LCD, 720p mov
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03-07-09
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GMTHonduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.
report: porsche working on harder panamera
03-07-09
19:57
GMTFiled under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Porsche
2010 Porsche Panamera - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Porsche plans to expand its Panamera line-up to include three new powerplants - a Volkswagen-sourced V6, a diesel and some manner of hybrid - but in addition to offering new engines, the automaker may offer a harder, more performance-oriented model to slot in above the Turbo.Similar to the strategy Porsche employed with the Cayenne, this ne
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116 words the inevitable anti-u.s. backlash has started on kiva
03-07-09
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When we reported on Kiva.org's decision to open up its micro-lending platform to U.S. entrepreneurs, Kiva CEO Premal Shah told us he was concerned about backlash in the community. Shah acknowledged that the decision to open lending to U.S. recipients may draw criticism because it goes against the idea on which Kiva was founded?lending to help development in third world countries where credit options are limited.
It looks like Shah's prediction
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70 words open source facing a difficult battle for cloud relevance
03-07-09
19:47
GMTA recent eulogy for open source's relevance to cloud computing by Redmonk analyst Sephen O'Grady caught the attention of Matt Asay, who breaks down the difficulty of this David and Goliath problem. "In a world where horsepower matters more than the software feeding those "horses," in terms of the entry cost to compete, and where big vendors like Amazon and Google are already divvying up the market, the odds of a small-fry, open-source start-up ch
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121 words u.s. sounds out arabs on israel gestures: diplomats
03-07-09
19:39
GMTJERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.
putin rejects obama criticism before meeting
03-07-09
19:39
GMTMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.
u.s. sounds out arabs on israel gestures: diplomats
03-07-09
19:39
GMTJERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.
putin rejects obama criticism before meeting
03-07-09
19:39
GMTMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.
ten companies twitter should consider acquiring next
03-07-09
19:39
GMTIf you were a little blue bird, with a good pile of money and a whole lot of hype, what would you buy to spice up your nest? There are so many little services being built on top of Twitter that we wouldn't be surprised to see some more of them acquired by the company soon. That would mean more features for everyday users and more usefulness for features loved by loyal early adopters.
Twitter has acquired two other companies so far, that we kno
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