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IPL spot-fixing Bollywood celebs and Tinsel Town take to twitter
India News: B'wood celebs and Tinsel Town in large numbers took on the social networking sites to present their despair and concern. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is disappointed with the spot-fixing scandals surrounding the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Nevertheless, he believes it has been an exceptional ...
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Ohio Senate vote could ban Internet cafes
Ohios Internet cafe operators suffered a major setback Wednesday when the Ohio Senate passed a bill that would effectively put them out of business. Ohios Internet cafe operators suffered a major setback Wednesday when the Ohio Senate passed a bill that would effectively put them out of business, according to the Columbus Business First. In a 27-6 vote, the Senate approved legislation ...
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Smith apologizes for offensive comments on Wildrose Facebook page
CALGARY -- Alberta Progressive Conservatives are chiding the Wildrose party over comments on the party's Facebook page by people angry at Leader Danielle Smith for attending a Sikh parade. Photos taken at the Calgary event earlier this month show Smith wearing a head scarf while she stands smiling with members of the Sikh community. Two comments were, "I like you, but this photo ...
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Man charged over alleged racist Twitter comments at Northampton Towns Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle
Ben Townsend, 25, of Norwich Drive in Cheltenham, was charged yesterday with two counts of sending by public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message.Townsend was arrested by officers from Gloucestershire Police on May 8 under the Malicious Communications Act, following an investigation by the force and Northamptonshire police.His arrest followed the allegation ...
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Tornado Vets Use Facebook To Rehome Lost Pets
Some have been successfully returned to their owners but many are still waiting to be found. (Pic: McClain County Animal Response Team ...
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Facebooks violently sexist pages are an opportunity for feminists | Emer OToole
wrong with capitalism , but one thing I'd miss if I woke up in an economic utopia tomorrow is a good boycott. Offended by something racist, homophobic, classist or sexist about a company's product or advertising? Boycott. Tell the company why you're boycotting. Encourage others to boycott. If enough people agree with you, companies change the way they behave. Yay! If only there ...
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Google others join Apple on hot seat over taxes
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), based in Mountain View, Calif., is also drawing scrutiny for its tax practices. Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook may have been singled out on the hot seat this week over the tech giants tax practices, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and other corporate heavy-hitters are skirting the system as well, Bloomberg reports. For example, Google funnels profits through ...
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The Funded YesGraph
YesGraph raised $1.2 million. Here are the latest fundings from Silicon Valley companies, announced or filed recently with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Funded is a recurring feature where we post new fundings that cross our desks, as well as an archive of past fundings. Click here to search the database. Palo Alto-based YesGraph Inc. raised $1,201,979 in equity and series ...
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High school students invention could charge your cellphone in 20 seconds
An 18-year-old California student won a $50,000 prize but may also have forever changed how you charge your cellphone. Eesha Khare of Saratoga, Calif., has invented what she calls a "supercapacitor" which can fully charge a cellphone in 20 to 30 seconds, according to NBC News. Not only that, but Khare's supercapacitor can allegedly last for 10,000 charges, as opposed to the 1,000 ...
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Google Oracle among companies dropping subsidiaries from disclosures
Google's disclosures of overseas subsidiaries have dropped from 100 in 2009 to 2, and both of those are in Ireland, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google Inc. and Oracle Corp. are among companies taking advantage of a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows companies to not disclose overseas subsidiaries unless their operations are "significant." For a ...
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Cops downplay site hack
Web site breach that resulted in the publication of personal information belonging to about 16000 whistle-blowers. Names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and identity numbers of thousands of individuals who submitted information via the ...
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French police end missing persons searches suggest using Facebook instead
The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.French police will no longer search for adults reported missing by their families unless there are signs that the person is in danger. The police have abandoned searches in progress and stopped accepting new search requests, according to ...
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LinkedIns star rising past Facebook
Just more than a year has passed since Facebook's hyped listing, the biggest since Google, and a good time to see how the stock has fared and whether investors who jumped on the bandwagon at listing have benefited. Although not directly comparable, it is worth having a look at how business networking site LinkedIn has done on the market when compared against its social peer as a yard ...
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Google+ uses conference to roll out changes
Google has revealed a host of updates to its social media offering, Google+. The changes were announced at the company's recent Google I/O conference. The developments include an overhaul of the site's layout, with users now offered a fresh multi-column design for the site's news feed, Google+ Stream. With this, users will be able to ...
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EUs Barnier wants big companies to reveal national tax bills
BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 4:18am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - Large companies should disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, the European Commission's top regulatory official said, in the text of a speech to be delivered on Thursday. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said large banks will already be ...
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Twitter steps up security after hack attacks
Twitter has introduced technology to boost security for its users. The move follows a spate of attacks on accounts of major media outlets including the Associated Press and the Financial Times. The site said that it had begun rolling out an optional "login verification" service to thwart hackers. Security experts welcomed the move as a positive step toward securing the service. ...
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Twitter beefs up security
The micro-blogging site has begun rolling out an optional "login verification" service. Twitter unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, Financial Times and The Onion. The micro-blogging site, which transmits some 400 million messages a day, said yesterday it had begun ...
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F5 addresses escalating application performance challenges of Web cloud-based deployments
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM), a unified solution that brings advanced application acceleration and traffic management technologies together on one integrated platform. In addition, to help enterprises easily assess the performance of their Web-based applications, F5 offers free of charge ...
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In the Age of Social Media People Say They Want More Real Friends
Lifeboat co-founder Tim Walker, most Americans say they would prefer to have deeper friendships than more friends. "People are feeling more insecure and unconfident about the quality of their friendships than ever before. That'sthe experience of most adults across the country," Walker told AlterNet. Walker and co-founder Alia McKee, launched the very first ...
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Lifestyle Twitter boosts security after hacks
security option turned on, it's still important for you to use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your account ...
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Twitter ups its security
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to prevent unauthorized log-ins.The microblogging service said yesterday that users will be able to enroll in a log-in verification program. Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time the user signs in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter the code to log ...
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we gave you the readers the chance to star on our cover via Twitter and be a FIT City Series race ambassador. Here we meet the inspiring winners and hear their fitness stories
I was always involved in sport when I was younger, from rugby to GAA, golf and swimming. I was never the best or fittest, but was passionate about sport, so always gave 100pc effort.Then from 2007 to 2010, a number of factors, including ...
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‘Same copyright boat’ Dotcom vows not to sue Google Facebook in exchange for legal support
USA Megaupload founder and Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom claimed via Twitter Wednesday that he invented Two Step Authentication, a method of online security that adds a layer of log-in protection, and called on major Internet players to respect his copyright. Dotcom is currently home in New Zealand on bail as US authorities pursue an extradition request in order to prosecute him on charges ...
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Doodle 4 Google 2013 Winners Best Day When Her Dad Came Home From War
Google Doodle may be the most moving logo Google has ever posted. The Doodle was created by a 12th grade Wisconsin student in honor of her best day: the day she was reunited with her father who returned home from Iraq after 18 months of military service. She is the winner of the sixth annual ...
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NZ Post takes over Secret Santa Twitter account
The increasingly popular NZ Secret Santa Twitter account has been taken over by New Zealand Post, after it became too much for its Hamilton creator. The feel-good activity links Twitter users to each other so they can send anonymous Christmas presents. Sam Elton-Walter created the account three years ago and each year more and more people have joined - with 870 signing up last ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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