Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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USA Today
From cars to cola, U.S. firms cross into Burma
The U.S. lifted sanctions, unleashing companies hungry for one of world's last untapped markets.
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Mashable
The 15 Best Free iPad Games
Not all iPad games are created equal, especially when it comes to cost. You might download a great game only to fall into a trap of ugly graphics, bad controls and in-app purchases.
Lucky for you, we've tested 15 games for their fun factors — and they're all free. You'll find complicated strategy games, creative titles and games you can play against your friends.
SEE...
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The Guardian
Marks & Spencer under fire over online tax arrangements
Exclusive: Retailer accused of scheme in which goods shipped to Europe from UK are invoiced to Irish subsidiary at lower rateMarks & Spencer has become the latest in a string of UK companies to face criticism from tax campaigners over the way it structures its online sales to Europe – with one describing its sales operation as similar to that of...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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BoingBoing
Patent lawyers: Help! The evil Makers won't let us apply for bullshit 3D printing patents!
Two minor characters from my novel Makers have apparently come to life and written an article for 3D Printing Industry. These two people are patent lawyers for Finnegan IP law firm, Washington, DC, which I don't recall making up, but this is definitely a pair of Doctorow villains (though, thankfully, I had the good sense [...]
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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TechCrunch
Confronting The Reality Of US Broadband Performance
Editor's note: Richard Bennett is a Senior Fellow with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and co-author of ITIF’s 2013 report, "The Whole Picture: Where America’s Broadband Networks Really Stand."
We’ve all heard the story: America’s broadband networks are second-rate. We pay exorbitant prices for shoddy service because broadband...
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The Guardian
Daft Punk: the midas touch
Daft Punk's new album is astoundingly ambitious, creating a frenzy even before it has appeared. On the eve of its release – and 20 years since they made their first record in their bedroom as teenagers – Dorian Lynskey gets beyond the helmets to talk to the notoriously shy French duoIt is a peculiar experience meeting the most famous faceless musicians in the world....
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Daily Mail
Roaring success of trust managers who shun market distractions
Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh (pictured), who manage the Liontrust Special Situations Fund, operate a distinct approach to stock-picking, regardless of the direction of the wider market.
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AP
Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
CANNES, France (AP) -- The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette....
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TechCrunch
How Hike, India's Fast Growing Mobile Messaging App, Is Banking On SMS & Local Diversity To Beat The Big Boys
It’s still practically a newborn but Indian mobile messaging app Hike is already channelling almost a billion messages a month between its 5m registered users. Those numbers sound insignificant when you stack them up against the big beasts of the messaging space – WhatsApp claims 200m+ monthly active users, and 600bn messages – but Hike’s growth is impressive when...
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TechCrunch
Why We Aren't Developing For OUYA
Editor's note: Tolga Ozuygur is the co-founder of Overdose Caffeine, an indie game-development company from Turkey that develops cross-platform, real-time multiplayer games. Follow him on Twitter @tolgaozuygur.
We at Overdose Caffeine had previously announced that Pocket Fleet, a real-time multiplayer space dogfight game developed for mobile...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Daily Mail
Financial adviser who stole money from wealthy clients given two-year prison sentence
Ronald Bassett-Cross, 70, from Bromley in Kent, was sentenced on May 17 at the Old Bailey. He had pled guilty to six charges of theft and three of fraud concerning four family trusts where he was the sole trustee.
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Mashable
Startup Extends Job Offer to Recent Grad Via Instagram
It's a common practice for job applicants to use social media to stand out to employers. We've seen the Vine resume, the Kickstarter one and enough infographics to make you cry. But how often do you see a company get creative when making an offer?
Tech marketing firm ePrize posted a picture to Instagram this week asking its former marketing intern Samantha Bankey, who...
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Huffington Post
Matching Music To Color: UC Berkeley Researchers Explain How Humans Associate Shades With Songs (VIDEO)
New research out of UC Berkeley reveals some interesting tidbits about how the human brain reacts to music. According to a study headed by scientist Stephen Palmer, we are hardwired to associate anything from Mozart to Mumford & Sons with a particular hue from the color spectrum. Whether it's a classical composition or an indie pop ballad, we automatically make music-color...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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New York Times
Editorial | The City Life: The New York Public Library Cracks the 1940 Census
A rich trove of archives and resources at the New York Public Library cross-references names and addresses with the long-awaited 1940 data, and the results are eye-opening.
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TechCrunch
HTC Pledges To Pump Up ‘One' Production While Samsung's New Flagship Ships Like Crazy
Oh HTC. You've produced one of the finest Android smartphones ever (seriously, just look at all these reviews), but you've faced more than your share of challenges when it came to actually pumping your top-tier One smartphone. As it happens, that may all soon change.
FocusTaiwan reported earlier today that HTC is preparing to pump out more of its wonderful Ones in short...
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TheDomains
40 New gTLD’s Apps Pass IE: .Chrome; .BBC; .AmericanExpress; .BMW; .Ads
ICANN just released 40 more new gTLD’s that passed Initial Evaluation today.
Some of the highlights of those applications passing IE are Google’s applications for .Chrome, .Soy, .How, and .Ads; The British Broadcasting Corporation application for .BBC; Top Level Domain Holdings first new gTLD application that was not an IDN passed today with the passage of its application...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Daily Mail
Cross-dressing, shoes galore and an underwear clearout every three months - a dazzling new exhibition reveals what trendsetters the Tudor and Stuart monarchs were
The Queen’s Gallery is hosting a new exhibition, In Fine Style: The Art Of Tudor And Stuart Fashion, which gives us an insight into their fashion.
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APA-OTS
Tiroler Tageszeitung, Leitartikel, Ausgabe vom 18. Mai 2013. Von PETER NINDLER. "Gezockt für die Steueroase".
Innsbruck (OTS) - Untertitel: Dass ein US-Investor aus den
langfristigen Cross-Border-Verträgen mit der Tiwag aussteigen will,
ist ein Glücksfall für den Tiroler Landesenergieversorger. Denn die
Zockerei mit Landesvermögen wurde zur (politischen) Belastung.
Natürlich kann man vornehm von …
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perez hilton
Cory Monteith Prepares To Light Up While Glee's Season 5 'Creative Twist' Is Revealed!
Awww, Cory couldn't have kicked this bad habit at rehab too? Ah well, we guess it's all about choosing your battles!
Cory Monteith was spotted walking out of the Lions club in West Hollywood Thursday with a pack of smokes in hand (above)… and no, ladylove Lea Michele was NOT in attendance.
Perhaps she was [...]
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White House
Remarks of Dr. Jill Biden at Navajo Technical College Commencement *AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY*
Crownpoint, New Mexico
May 17, 2013
Good morning, everyone!
Ya'aa'tey shi Din'e
It’s wonderful to be here in New Mexico to celebrate such an important day with all of you!
Thank you, Roselyn, for that very kind introduction. Dr. Guy, thank you for hosting me here today.
Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet President Shelly and his wife, Martha,...
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AllThingsDigital
Co-Founder Yat Siu on Animoca's Big Menu of "Fast Food" Mobile Games
With more than 350 games, Animoca is all about quantity, and its co-founder says being based away from Silicon Valley helps.
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The Guardian
Cannabis: Colorado's budding industry
Dispensaries selling cannabis bath salts, 'bud-tenders' advising on blends, even a marijuana university. As Colorado gears up for legalisation, we get the dope on Denver's 'green rush'I'm being driven around Denver by America's first professional stoner. William Breathes is the marijuana critic for the award-winning local paper Westword. Every week for the past three years,...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Telegraph
How to stop nuisance calls and junk mail
As it emerges that we receive on average two unwanted sales calls a week, we explain how to cross yourself off the "suckers list".
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The Guardian
Chinese tourists warned over bad behaviour overseas
China's deputy PM says tourists spitting, speaking loudly and other 'uncivilised behaviour' is damaging country's reputationWhile tour operators and department stores from New York to Paris court Chinese visitors to boost their coffers, one of the country's top leaders has warned that ill-behaved tourists are damaging the national image.Wang Yang, one of China's four deputy...
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The Guardian
Keeping up with Teresa Forcades, a nun on a mission
Spanish Benedictine nun is emerging as one of the most outspoken – and atypical – leaders of southern Europe's far leftThe speedometer on Teresa Forcades' battered silver Peugeot saloon shows 130kmh, but Spain's most famously radical nun is so busy talking she seems oblivious to the 80kmh speed limit signs above the motorway near her Sant Benet convent on the slopes...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Handelsblatt
Fußball Bundesliga: US-Trio bleibt den Bayern-Frauen erhalten
Die US-Spielerinnen Nicole Cross, Sarah Hagen und Amber Brooks werden auch in der kommenden Bundesliga-Saison für den Frauenfußball-Pokalsieger Bayern München auflaufen.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Huffington Post
Honest Toddler Probably Won't Be Returning To Anthropologie
Honest Toddler often accompanies the adults in his life on errands -- to Target or the grocery store, for instance -- and has plenty to say about these excursions. His recent stop at Anthropologie was no different in terms of the colorful commentary it inspired, but for some reason, we suspect that he won't be going back."In a store called Anthropologie. Looks like a...
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webwire
Apple's App Store Marks Historic 50 Billionth Download
CUPERTINO, California ― Apple® today announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps* from the revolutionary App Store℠. Customers are downloading more than 800 apps per seco...
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Foreign Policy
A wave of bombings kills dozens of people in Iraq
A series of bombings across
Iraq Wednesday evening killed at least 34 people. Within an hour in the
capital Baghdad, 11 explosions, mostly car bombings, killed 23 people and
wounded over 100 others, mostly in Shiite districts. Sadr
City was hit the worst with three bombs, two of which exploded in busy
markets, but attacks were also reported in Kadhimiya, Husseiniya,...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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AllThingsDigital
King Touts Latest Gaming Numbers: 70 Million Daily Players, 21 Billion Games Played Per Month
On the back of its hit Facebook/mobile game Candy Crush Saga, casual game studio King said in a press release that it has crossed the 70 million mark in daily active players across all platforms. That puts it within striking distance of Zynga's all-time quarterly peak of 72 million daily active users (achieved in Q2 2012), and well beyond that competitor's latest quarterly...
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The Guardian
EU referendum bill to be put forward by Tory MP
No 10 confirms that Tory MPs will be instructed to vote for bill but will not have the support of their coalition partnersA drawn-out parliamentary battle over the holding of an EU referendum by 2017 is now in prospect after the Tory MP James Wharton came top of the private member's ballot and vowed to try to pilot such a bill on to the statute book.Downing Street confirmed...
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Al Jazhera
Kidnapped Red Cross workers released in Yemen
Three workers held by armed group since Monday safely back in Aden, Geneva-based humanitarian organisation says.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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IKRK
Yemen: ICRC confirms safe return of staff members
Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who had been held since the beginning of the week by armed individuals in the vicinity of Ja’ar, in Abyan governorate, are now safely back with their colleagues in Aden.
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siliconindia
BlackBerry's BBM Moves On To iOS And Android
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has revealed that the popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service will be made a cross platform application for iOS and Android devices.
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The Guardian
BBC apologises over 'unfair' Newsnight report on Help for Heroes
Programme accepts it made mistakes in accusing charity of not spending enough of its money helping wounded veteransThe BBC will broadcast a cross-network apology on Thursday after a "misleading and unfair" report on BBC2's Newsnight accused military charity Help for Heroes of not spending enough of its money helping wounded veterans.The 216-word apology, to be broadcast...
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CNN
Kidnapped Red Cross workers freed in Yemen |
Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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USA Today
New Voices: Chinese-American author Bill Cheng
His debut novel, 'Southern Cross the Dog,' is about a young black man in Mississippi.
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TechCrunch
Google's Products Are Just By-Products Of Its Quest For Tomorrow
Google isn't about search, apps, or devices. Those are just vehicles, and there's no destination. That's because Larry Page's Google is on an unending pursuit of the future, not just next quarter's earnings. The scattershot of projects Google revealed today at I/O had just one unifying factor: They further that pursuit, or empower the curiosity of others.
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Times of India
Congress gets a whiff of winning formula after Karnataka show
Recommendation from the grassroots is the best method to cross-check winnability of an aspirant, believes the Congress after the emphatic victory in Karnataka.
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Domainnamewire
What domains P&G, Univision, and 22 other end users bought last week
P&G in France, Univision, and a Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate among big name buyers at Afternic last week. Afternic sold just over $1 million in domains last week. The highest sale was FreeBackup.com, which was purchased by a direct response company. Direct response company Fiorentino Media bought FreeBackup.com for $45,000. California grocery store Los [...]
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Rolling Stone
Tobias Funke's 'Arrested Development' Sizzle Reel
Tobias Fünke hasn't given up on his dreams As Arrested Development's fourth season inches towar[...]
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Hungarian ethanol firm sparked EU’s massive cross-border oil pricing probe
European Commission concerned that Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Statoil may have colluded in reporting distorted prices
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Los Angeles Times
Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema
International collaborations include 'Only God Forgives,' a Thailand-set film with a Canadian star (Ryan Gosling) and Danish director (Nicolas Winding Refn). — Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema...
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IKRK
China: ICRC president pays official visit
Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, completed a three-day visit to China today.
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White House
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/15/2013
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
1:26 P.M. EDT
MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank you for being here today.
I’ve often been asked and seen some comments about what it’s like to be up here, having been over there on the firing line, if you will. And I can remember sitting in the chair that...
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White House
Readout of Obama Administration Meeting with Law Enforcement on Commonsense Immigration Reform
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Director of National Drug Control Policy, R. Gil Kerlikowske, Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West and Associate Director of Latino Affairs and Immigration for the Office of Public Engagement at the White House Julie Chavez Rodriguez met with law enforcement officials from across the country today at the White House’s...
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physorg
Scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive
–After taking a rented camper outfitted with special equipment to measure methane on a cross-continent drive, a UC Santa Barbara scientist has found that methane emissions across large parts of the U.S. are higher than currently known, confirming what other more local studies have found. Their research is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.
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Science Daily
Methane emissions higher than thought across much of U.S.
After taking a rented camper outfitted with special equipment to measure methane on a cross-continent drive, a scientist has found that methane emissions across large parts of the US are higher than currently known, confirming what other more local studies have found.
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TechCrunch
Google Unites Gmail And G+ Chat Into “Hangouts” Cross-Platform Text And Group Video Messaging App
Today at I/O, Google rebranded "Hangouts" as a new unified, cross-platform messaging system. It lets people text, photo, and group video message across Hangouts' Android and iOS apps, plus its Gmail and Google+ site integrations. Hangouts rolls out today, replacing Google Talk [GChat] and G+ Messenger. While it doesn't support SMS yet, it could challenge Facebook Messaging...
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Fortune
IRS to close for 5 days due to budget cuts
Pull out your calendar and cross out May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22, and Aug. 30.
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AllThingsDigital
Netflix + "Arrested Development" = Really Entertaining Viral Marketing
Would you like to see the "THE ACTING STYLES OF DR. TOBIAS FÜNKE"? Yes, you would.
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Mail & Guardian
BBM is coming to iOS, Android
In a surprise move, BlackBerry is taking its popular chat service cross-platform, with iPhone and Android versions due out later this year.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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BoingBoing
RiYL podcast 004: John Roderick
John Roderick's less inclined to play the role of the cross country troubadour in the heady days, but the indie rock elder statesman has slipped quite comfortably into the role of podcast philosopher. Come sit with us, on his leather couch. Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe to RiYL: RSS | iTunes
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Gizmodo
Watch a Column Emerge From a Block of Marble During an Ocean Voyage
It can take months for a cargo ship to cross from China to Europe. Over the course of the journey, it’s increasingly common for companies to transform ships into floating factories, where workers take advantage of the long crossing to complete a contract en route.Read more...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Daily Mail
Chris Huhne enjoys freedom fry-up with cross-dressing artist Grayson Perry
The disgraced former Energy Secretary was interviewed by the Bafta-winning artist at the Chippenham Pit Stop Cafe on the M4 hours after his release from Leyhill open prison in Gloucestershire.
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FT
Visa Europe bows to EU fees pressure
Offer to cap cross-border credit card fees at a ‘significantly’ lower rate piles pressure on MasterCard to bow to Brussels’ antitrust complaints
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Gizmodo
Why Your Ears Pop (And What to Do If They Don't)
Flying sick was a bad choice. Your congested ears refuse to pop and now you're stuck on a cross-country flight, cruising at 30,000 feet of ear-splitting agony. Here's how to fix it.Read more...
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Mashable
BlackBerry Bringing BBM to iOS, Android
ORLANDO, Fla. — BlackBerry has announced that it's bringing its BBM chat platform to multiple platforms and devices this summer, including iOS and Android.
This move has been rumored for, literally, years, yet the announcement still seemed to take the audience by surprise. BBM will come to iOS 6 devices and will work on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and higher....
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Domainnamewire
Responsive design is another blow to .mobi
Responsive web design is a much more efficient approach to mobile browsing than a separate domain name. I really liked the idea of .mobi before it was launched. It was the only “new” top level domain that made sense to me. The idea of creating a domain solely for mobile devices made a lot of [...]
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Reuters
EU probes oil majors on price manipulation
LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - European authorities have raided offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil as part of a probe into suspected manipulation of oil prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor rigging scandal.
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FT
Cooler China-N Korea ties hit border town
Slowdown in cross-border trade is affecting businesses in the city of Dandong as Beijing applies intense financial pressure on Pyongyang
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AllThingsDigital
BlackBerry Messenger on iPhone and Android: A Big Move Made Too Late?
At long last, BlackBerry is taking its popular messaging service cross-platform.
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The Guardian
Labour breaks ranks to brand Dilnot cap on care costs a 'con trick'
Care spokeswoman says government claim of £72,000 limit is untrue and most elderly people will die before reaching capLabour has broken with the cross-party consensus over the Dilnot cap for social care, branding the government's bill to ensure older people do not have to sell their homes to meet their care bills as a "con trick".Liz Kendall, Labour's care spokeswoman...
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Huffington Post
Stephen Mansfield: Crucifying Terrorists
As Jesus hung upon a Roman cross, he forgave one of those with him and promised him a place in paradise. This challenges our tendency to think of terrorists as pure evil, unrepentant and undeserving of good will.
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webwire
Do good and code for a cause at the Appiness Hackathon
Telstra has joined forces with Pollenizer to bring together some of the brightest designers, engineers and entrepreneurs for its inaugural 'Appiness' Hackathon. - - Telstra Digital Executive Director, ...
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Irish Times
Diaspora issues to be debated at cross-Atlantic forum
Third annual Global Diaspora Forum being held in Dublin and Washington
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TechCrunch
Cyber Security Startup Lucent Sky's CLEAR Makes Securing Web Sites A Breeze
One of the most nervewracking and tedious parts of developing a Web site is making sure that it is safe from data theft and other security breaches. Taipei-based startup Lucent Sky's mission is to make cyber security easier for developers. The company says its software CLEAR is the first commercially available program for automatic application vulnerability mitigation....
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Times LIVE
Hundreds of armed groups hold swathes of north Syria -ICRC
Syria's rebels are fragmented into hundreds of armed groups who control swathes of the north, while government forces appear to have consolidated their hold on the capital, a senior Red Cross official said on Monday.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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Slashdot
The Bronies Get Their Own Charity
blackbearnh writes "There's a long history of media fandoms organizing fundraising campaigns, donating blood, and doing other charitable activities. However, even large and well-established groups such as Trekkies/ers and Star Wars fans usually work with established non-fannish charities like the Red Cross or Toys for Tots. Some may see them as a plague on the Internet,...
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Slashdot
Massive Amount of Malware Targets Older Java Flaws
Trailrunner7 writes "It's no secret that Java has moved to the top of the target list for many attackers. It has all the ingredients they love: ubiquity, cross-platform support and, best of all, lots of vulnerabilities. Malware targeting Java flaws has become a major problem, and new statistics show that this epidemic is following much the same pattern as malware exploiting...
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TechCrunch
Akimbo Lands $850K From Rackspace Co-founder & Others To Bring Prepaid Debit Cards Into The Social, Mobile Era
With the proliferation of smartphones, we're now able to use these mobile, mini computers to do just about everything we would do on our desktop while on the go. Yet, in spite of this evolution, mobile payments seems to be lagging behind. We use our phones to capture pictures and video, and share them instantaneously, but the average smartphone carrier is less comfortable...
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Mashable
Helm Your Own Ship With Friends in This Cross-Platform Game
If you've ever wanted reason to shout "Full power to deflector shields!" or "Get ready to make the jump to light speed," you might need to give this Kickstarter a look.
Quintet is a five-player party game that puts gamers on the bridge of a spaceship. Each player controls a different role - engineering, science, tactical, helm and the captain — to help the...
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Times LIVE
Hundreds of armed groups hold swathes of north Syria -ICRC
Syria's rebels are fragmented into hundreds of armed groups who control swathes of the north, while government forces appear to have consolidated their hold on the capital, a senior Red Cross official said on Monday.
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Times LIVE
Kenyans must not again descend to ethnic poll violence
The Times Editorial: AS Kenyans go to the polls this morning, Africa and the world will cross their fingers and hope that the outcome will not again lead to mayhem and death.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
They're (almost) back: Check out Netflix's new Arrested Development trailer
In an uncertain TV world, the Bluth family remains happily dysfunctional. Arrested Development’s central clan has become more erratic during their seven-year absence, according to the new trailer for the resurrected sitcom’s fourth season, being released May 26 on Netflix. The teaser opens with Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) arriving at the Phoenix airport and scorching...
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Human Rights Watch
Syria: Brigade Fighting in Homs Implicated in Atrocities
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Human Rights Watch has reviewed graphic evidence that appears to show a commander of the Syrian opposition “Independent Omar al-Farouq” brigade mutilating the corpse of a pro-government fighter. The figure in the video cuts the heart and liver out of the body and uses sectarian language to insult...
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UN
In time of tension, role of Alliance of Civilizations must be enhanced, says Ban
In an increasingly interdependent world with diverse cultures exposed to each other more than ever before, the United Nations-backed initiative seeking to enhance cross-cultural relations must be improved to reflect the international communitys changing dynamics, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today.
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| # | Countries | MIX |
| 1 | United States | 10.354 |
| 2 | Philippines | 1.440 |
| 3 | India | 0.920 |
| 4 | Canada | 0.655 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0.600 |
| 6 | Australia | 0.450 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 0.400 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0.328 |
| 9 | Taiwan | 0.300 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0.270 |
| 11 | China | 0.220 |
| 12 | Kenya | 0.150 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 0.070 |
| 14 | Romania | 0.040 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 0.040 |
| 16 | Portugal | 0.040 |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.040 |
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| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.080 |
| 2 | foxnews | 0.900 |
| 3 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 0.900 |
| 4 | Digg | 0.850 |
| 5 | Sportsillustrated | 0.800 |
| 6 | USA Today | 0.800 |
| 7 | abc live | 0.700 |
| 8 | The Jakarta Post | 0.600 |
| 9 | Sacramento Bee | 0.450 |
| 10 | weather.com | 0.400 |
| 11 | Aaj TV | 0.400 |
| 12 | Kansas City Star | 0.400 |
| 13 | Omaha World-Herald | 0.400 |
| 14 | Oklahoman | 0.400 |
| 15 | GMA TV | 0.390 |
| 16 | MSNBC | 0.350 |
| 17 | Sydney Morning Herald | 0.300 |
| 18 | Hartford Courant | 0.300 |
| 19 | Bergen County Record | 0.300 |
| 20 | CTV | 0.250 |
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| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | English | 15.337 |
| 2 | Indonesian | 0.600 |
| 3 | Chinese | 0.300 |
| 4 | Portuguese | 0.040 |
| 5 | Romanian | 0.040 |
| 6 | German | 0.000 |
| 7 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 8 | Japanese | 0.000 |
| 9 | Italian | 0.000 |
| 10 | Korean | 0.000 |
| 11 | Arabic | 0.000 |
| 12 | French | 0.000 |
| 13 | Dutch | 0.000 |
| 14 | Turkish | 0.000 |
| 15 | Spanish | 0.000 |
| 16 | Swedish | 0.000 |
| 17 | Polish | 0.000 |
| 18 | Zulu | 0.000 |
| 19 | Hindi | 0.000 |
| 20 | Tamil | 0.000 |
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| # | Lists |
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| 2 | International organizations |