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Blog on meat plant was astroturf, not grassroots
As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville" appeared in its defense in May.
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Blog on meat plant was astroturf, not grassroots
Sat, Oct 4, 2008 (12:21 p.m.) As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville" appeared in its defense in May.
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Bostonist Viral Video Dances Its Ass Off
Each week Bostonist brings you the best of Boston-based viral videos the internet has to offer. Bostonist viral video takes a little break from hilarity to encourage you to dance--and to vote. You have until October 15 to register to vote in November 4's presidential election if you haven't already done so. Get on it! If you're already registered, join the danceoff at ibeatyou.com . ...
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India Konnects eyes networking space
To start online portal for SMEs
The Hindu |
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Thomasville man faces scam charge
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office arrested a Thomasville man Tuesday who they believe received $80,000 in cash and sports memorabilia through an Internet scam.
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Working together to serve a new breed of Internet users
Original equipment manufacturers and service providers, through continuous innovations, are keeping in step with the demands of a new breed of Internet users by way of a seemingly orchestrated effort to take mobile Internet experience to a new level.
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"Video File Formats"
What formats does the 360 support ??? I want to plug an external hard drive into the 360 and play media. I wish they would get more codecs in there. At least we have divx support now.
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Indraprastha University offers new computer course
Programme via study centres
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Blog on meat plant was astroturf, not grassroots
As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville" appeared in its defense in May. The blog defended the hiring practices of the plant in the small Iowa community, rebutting allegations in a federal affidavit and railing against the media, government and a labor union. "We've had ...
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Ireland fiddles while the credit market burns
Whitehall of Sir Humphrey and James Hacker, it was quite normal. Politicians and their officials would spend hours pontificating about new initiatives in smoke-filled rooms alongside industry practitioners, or embark on lengthy but pointless consultations before new policy measures were introduced.
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City launches more online, cell phone services
You can pay your bills, reserve a park or report a pothole on your home computer, on the city of Bakersfield Web site. But it's a much more limited Web site that makes city Webmaster Willy Sawyer most proud -- a seven-page version designed for use on cell phones. "Bakersfield is technologically ahead a lot more than people realize," she said.
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NDP candidate resigns over obscene comments
OTTAWA — A Toronto-area NDP candidate has resigned over derogatory comments he made on the Internet. Durham candidate Andrew McKeever used obscenities to refer to a woman and threatened to beat up a critic in Facebook postings this summer about U.S. war deserters.
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Nintendo to launch camera, music-ready DS in Japan
TOKYO -- Nintendo will launch a DS machine that can take pictures and play music, hoping to cement its lead over Sony's PlayStation and encroach into the territory of Apple Inc's iPod and iPhone.
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LWI 2008-062 Leadership Urged to Take Seriously Young People's Involvement in Church Life
>LUTHERAN WORLD INFORMATION >LWI News online: > http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/Welcome.EN.html Leadership Urged to Take Seriously Young People's Involvement in Church Life Churches Challenged to Meet People Where They Live GREIFSWALD, Germany/GENEVA, 3 October 2008 (LWI) – "We want to and we are able [with God's help] to change the Church, and to move forward our parishes.
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News week in review: night vision, scammers on the run, and Skype blunders
Inexpensive, but useful night-vision goggles, a major screwup by Skype, and some Internet scammers who have had their pics, names, and addresses posted online dominated the news this past week. Our recap of the week's top stories is inside. Read More...
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Step-Dad, Step-Son Fight Over Computer
SEBRING A Sebring man was free Friday on $3,000 bail, while his step-son remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond, after a verbal argument over the use of a home computer got out of hand and turned violent, according to Sebring police. The 36-year-old step-dad was charged with domestic violence related battery, a misdemeanor. Marcus Wayne Devries, 18, was charged with ...
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Sony's 18.4-inch VAIO VGN-AW190 gets reviewed
Filed under: Laptops Time to face the music, folks -- 18.4-inches is the new 17-inch. Sony's recently unveiled VAIO AW is undoubtedly going toe-to-toe with HP's new HDX 18t , and while both will garner all sorts of stares from onlookers, it appears that the VGN-AW190 may have an edge in terms of extras. For starters, this unit's Adobe RGB-compatible display will be mighty impressive ...
Engadget |
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eDay collects 900 tonnes of electronic waste
New Zealanders cleared their homes of almost 900 tonnes of old computer equipment and mobile phones yesterday, in the second national eDay.
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Who's to blame for spreading phony Jobs story?
Silicon Alley Insider and CNN are at center of controversy surrounding false report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack. Citizen journalism may not be solely to blame.
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Kids keep parents in the dark about cyberbullying
A study finds that online bullying is pervasive among teenagers, but few report the incidents to their parents or other adults.
CNET |
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Vista's a Hit in India
More than two million licenses for Windows Vista have been sold in India, the company reports.
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INFO-TECH
EVENTS: AppLabs to host online seminar AppLabs, a leading testing, quality management and certification solutions company, has announced that it would host an online seminar on ‘Governance, Management and Testing in an Outsourced Model’. The 30-minute event, which would ...
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Game have been emailing those who have pre-ordered the Fable II Collector’s Edition
warning that nearly all of the proposed goodies have been dropped due to a “supply chain issue”. The Hobbe figurine and a set of five postcards were the first items to be removed around a week ago, but now the soundtrack and developer’s diary have also been taken out.
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NDP candidate quits over obscene comments
A Toronto-area NDP candidate has resigned over derogatory comments he made on the Internet. Durham candidate Andrew McKeever used obscenities to refer to a woman and threatened to beat up a critic in Facebook postings
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Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating
(AP) -- A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.
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