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Al Nakba: 60 years of colonisation | 60 years of resistance
via Google Blog Search: palestine 60 years nakba by Anonymous on May 14, 2008
Today, May 15th marks 60 years since the Palestinian Nakba or Catastrophe, when 750000 Palestinian people (two-thirds of the Palestinian population) were driven from or fled from their land and the State of Israel was founded. ...
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Commemorating Nakba, Part 1: “celebrating” the deletion of Palestine
via Google Blog Search: palestine 60 years nakba by Eman on May 15, 2008
60 years since the day Palestinians were forced to make one of two bad decisions: either flee with nothing but the clothes they had on, or get killed and watch their families, friends and whole race get butchered in cold blood. ...
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What People Say When They Tweet
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on May 09, 2008
... Twitter status update messages (tweets) collected from the public time line over a seven day period running from April 27 - May 3. We saw approximately 200,000 active users (users that sent at least one message) during that period, of which 60% tweeted in English. Japanese was the second most popular language on Twitter with about 9% of the tweets that we gathered.Most strikingly, we found t...
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South Koreans Save on Paper with their Cell Phones
via MobileCrunch by John Kullman on May 09, 2008
With all the talk of going green this year, South Koreans are using their cell phones to save on the use of small slips of paper that can mount up. Retailers are sending coupons, gift certificates, movie tickets and other such things to a customer’s mobile phone. The message sent to a customer has a picture of a barcode that can be scanned by the retailer.“People can actually receive products...
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Blackberry Bold coming this summer: Next-gen RIM device
via MobileCrunch by John Biggs on May 12, 2008
RIM has finally made the Blackberry Bold official. No exact release date yet, but the press release does mention that the Bold should be available “around the world beginning this summer. ”Key points from the announcement:624MHz CPU802.11 a/b/g and GPSHalf-VGA screen (480 x 320)Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP supportmicroSDHC support up to 16 GBQuad-band EDGE, Tri-band HSDPA2MP camera w/ flash and 5x...
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The Art of the Business Card
via How to Change the World by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared by Selena ooh. i like these. for stacey.A few weeks ago I was in Charlotte to make a speech for Network Solutions, and I meet Justin Ruckman. He handed me his business card--which I just loved. For once, a business card that cuts to the chase and is readable. Hallelujah! So I asked him to make business cards for me. Take a look at your business card: Can people really read the 8 point...
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HTC’s Diamond may Rough-up iPhone
via MobileCrunch by John Kullman on May 06, 2008
High Tech Computer (HTC) announced the HTC Touch Diamond today. The Touch Diamond utilizes 3G (third generation) mobile technology. The device runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and has a touch screen that can be used one-handed. Apple hasn’t said when it will launch a 3G phone, but the company is expected to do so later this year.Starting this June, the Touch Diamond will be...
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Solar-powered hearing aids improve life in developing nations
via Engadget by Darren Murph on May 06, 2008
Filed under: WearablesThe SolarAid really isn't much different than your average hearingaid in function -- it enables hearing-impaired individuals to get a better listen at the world around them. The difference, however, comes from its source of energy. Through a series of tragic and fortunate events, Howard Weinstein wound up in Africa with a goal in mind: to concoct a hearing aid that even...
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Jim Gray Tribute
via OracleBlogs by Justin Kestelyn on May 01, 2008
Mike Olson tells me that a formal Jim Gray Tribute is planned for May 31, in Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus.If you know anything about database technology (or enterprise computing really), you know that Jim Gray, a Turing Award laureate, was a giant in his field. I never knew him personally, but everyone I know who did also calls him a gracious human being.It's appropriate that the...
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Does More Than One Monitor Improve Productivity?
via Coding Horror by (author unknown) on March 17, 2008
I've been a multiple monitor enthusiast since the dark days of Windows Millennium Edition. I've written about the manifold joys of many-monitor computing a number of times over the last four years:Multiple Monitors and ProductivityMultiple LCDsJoining the Prestigious Three Monitor ClubThe Large Display ParadoxLCD Monitor ArmsI have three monitors at home and at work. I'm what you...
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