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Top Hamas Leader Killed As Israeli Raids Persist
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Israel's Punishing Assault on
Text-messaging, 911 use among the many areas affected by new
California laws
In 2009, messaging motorists will pay. Hospital workers who snoop
will face tougher penalties too.
By Patrick McGreevy
5:47 PM PST, December 31, 2008
Los Angeles Times
Californians must abide by dozens of new state
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An economic clothes call
Dry cleaners say their business slowdown mirrors the nation's
By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent | January 1, 2009
The Boston Globe
Three months ago, Arthur C. Anton, Jr., chief operating officer of
one of the largest dry cleaning firms in Massachusetts, Anton's
TECH LAB
Big 3 console makers offer slew of extras for broadband users
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Columnist | January 1, 2009
It's one week later, and by now the initial buzz of your Christmas
gifts has begun to fade. Even the thrill of that new video game
console has lost its edge.
Perhaps
The Carpetbagger
I'm Trying to See All These Movies. You Want to Talk? Go Home!
By DAVID CARR
The New York Times
January 2, 2009
There are seven weeks to go before the Academy Awards ceremony, and
for those who claim to follow such things - would-be experts who
pontificate about which movie
Editorial Observer
A Broader Definition of Merit: The Trouble With College Entry Exams
By BRENT STAPLES
The New York Times
October 2, 2008
Imagine yourself an admissions director of a status-seeking college
that wants desperately to move up in the rankings. With next year's
freshman class
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A Disney Artist Draws Way Better Than Us...On His iPhone
By Mark Wilson
Jan 2 2009
In case your self-esteem has gotten too high, you should check
out a small collection of work by Disney artist Stef Kardos-all of it
made on the iPhone's touchscreen.
Kardos created this and
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A New Cigarette Hazard: 'Third-Hand Smoke'
By RONI CARYN RABIN
The New York Times
January 3, 2009
Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the
air of second-hand smoke, but experts now have identified another
smoking-related threat to children's health that isn't as
The iPhone Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with
the iPhone SDK
By Erica Sadun
Published Oct 13, 2008
by Addison-Wesley Professional
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Sex Offenders in Georgia Stripped of Privacy, Must Hand
Over Passwords
Jason Mick
January 1, 2009
Privacy advocates concerned about a strict new law in Georgia which
removes sex offender's online privacy
The latest scuffle over online privacy is brewing up in Georgia. An
aggressive new law
December 31, 2008
Israel and Gaza
Back in June, 2008, Egypt helped broker a 6-month cease-fire
agreement between Israel and Hamas, the ruling body in the Gaza
Strip. Though the cease-fire was broken several times by both sides,
it largely held. Toward the end of the cease-fire in December,
Living Together
Beloved Pets Everlasting?
By ERIC KONIGSBERG
The New York Times
January 1, 2009
Fairfax, Calif.
THE most difficult thing about the cloned puppies is not telling them
apart, but explaining why they don't look exactly alike. This was the
problem Lou Hawthorne faced on a recent
1984 (advert)
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Apple's 1984 Commercial
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Apple's '1984' Super Bowl commercial still
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
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January 5, 2009
Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday
season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld
keynote.
Unfortunately, my
Apple's Jobs Explains His Weight Loss
By BRAD STONE
The New York Times
January 6, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, sought
to put to rest persistent speculation about his health on Monday,
disclosing in a public letter that a hormone problem - and not a
Changes Coming to the iTunes Store
* All Songs DRM-Free
* Users Can Download Songs Directly Onto iPhone 3G Over Their 3G
Network for the Same Price
* In April 2009, Songs on iTunes Will be Available at Three Price Points
SAN FRANCISCO-January 6, 2009-Apple today announced several
Mac Box Set
Get the latest versions of the Apple software for your Mac -
all in one box:
* Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard, the latest version of the world's most
powerful operating system
* iLife '09, featuring the new iPhoto '09, iMovie '09, GarageBand
'09, iWeb '09, and iDVD
*
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Kindle vs. iPhone/iPod Touch
Human/Machine Interaction User Experience
The Kindle and the iPhone, in particular, are new members of a small
and exclusive club: Products that, once you have them, you will never
relinquish. Still, as is the nature of revolutionary
Macworld San Francisco 2009 Keynote
Watch Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product
Marketing, unveil Apple's latest innovations at Macworld 2009. See
the video-on-demand event right here, exclusively in QuickTime and
MPEG-4.
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The new 17-inch MacBook Pro has a breakthrough battery that runs for
up to 8 hours on a single charge. And thanks to advanced chemistry
and an innovative new charging method, it can be recharged up to 1000
times - more than three times the lifespan of typical notebook
batteries. All in a
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Q109 Earnings Release
Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results
of its first fiscal quarter on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at
2:00 p.m. PST.
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CUPERTINO, California-January 7, 2009-Apple today announced that its
2009 proxy materials are now available on the web under the US
Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rule and can
be found at www.apple.com/investor. As a result of
Exclusive Online Screening of Welcome To Macintosh Documentary
[prMac.com] Philadelphia PA - On the heels of its Macworld 2009
presentation in San Francisco, the new Apple centric documentary,
Welcome to Macintosh will have a special one-time online screening,
Monday, January 12th. At 9:30 PM
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Today's eBook Deal Of The Day
Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK
Are you a programmer looking for a new challenge? Does the thought of
building your very own iPhone app make your heart race and your pulse
quicken? If so, then Beginning iPhone Development is just the book
for
Vital Signs
A Note to the Wise on MySpace Helps
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
The New York Times
January 6, 2009
Teenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post
intimate personal information they come to regret, as it lets future
employers (or online predators) learn about sex activity
Teenagers' Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
By TAMAR LEWIN
The New York Times
November 20, 2008
Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend
socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new
study by the MacArthur Foundation.
It may look as
A Software Populist Who Doesn't Do Windows
By ASHLEE VANCE
January 11, 2009
THEY'RE either hapless pests or the very people capable of
overthrowing Windows. Take your pick.
In December, hundreds of these controversial software developers
gathered for one week at the Google headquarters in
The Geeks Behind Obama's Web Strategy
A group of Boston geeks helped Barack Obama turn the Web into the
ultimate political machine. Will he use it now to reinvent government?
By David Talbot | January 8, 2009
On a February night nearly two years ago, a Boston computer
programmer named
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CONSUMER ALERT
Mysterious credit card charge may have hit millions of users
By Mitch Lipka, Globe Correspondent | January 11, 2009
The Boston Globe
Several
January 7, 2009
Scenes from the Gaza Strip
It has now been 12 days since Israel began its bombardment of the
Gaza Strip. On January 3rd, the Israeli Defense Force ground troops
began entering Gaza, soon cutting the territory in half. Israel's
stated goals are to end rocket attacks
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January 14, 2009
Apple Media Advisory
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all
Apple employees:
Team,
I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very
personal with the Apple community.
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Replacing the Battery in your MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
How do I replace the battery in my MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)?
The battery in your MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) is a consumable
item, which means it will require replacement at the end of its
useful life. A
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Temp Job in Paradise Pays $100,000
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The New York Times
January 15, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Position: island caretaker. Duties: lazing
around the Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: $100,000.
It
Earth, observed
January 14, 2009
The Earth Observatory is a website run by NASA's Earth Observing
System Project Science Office (EOSPSO). Bringing together imagery
from many different satellites and astronaut missions, the website
publishes fantastic images with highly detailed descriptions,
Apple's Chief Takes a Medical Leave
By BRAD STONE
The New York Times
January 15, 2009
Casting a pall over one of the world's most closely watched
companies, Steven P. Jobs, chief executive of Apple, said on
Wednesday that he was taking a leave of absence because of health
concerns.
Mr. Jobs
Can Apple Fill the Void?
By BRAD STONE
The New York Times
January 16, 2009
It has been in the air for some time, but Apple can dodge the
question no longer: How important is Steven P. Jobs to its future?
By all accounts, Mr. Jobs's perfectionism, autocratic managerial
style and disregard for
Nortel Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
By IAN AUSTEN
The New York Times
January 15, 2009
OTTAWA - Nortel Networks, the Canadian telecom equipment maker, filed
for bankruptcy protection from creditors Wednesday but analysts said
its troubles might be too severe for it to recover and survive.
A Text Arrives. Oh, It's Just an 'Idol' Ad.
By MATT RICHTEL
The New York Times
January 14, 2009
Some ATT Wireless customers have voted an emphatic no on a promotion
for American Idol that popped up on their phones this week.
ATT, a sponsor of the show, said it sent text messages to a
Circuit City would like to thank all of the customers who have
shopped with us over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, we announced
on January 16, 2009, that we are going out of business.
Please check back later for updates about the status of our website.
In the meantime, we hope the
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Update on FDA's Investigation
January 16, 2009: At this time, the Food and Drug Administration based, in
part, on sample results by the State of Minnesota, has traced one likely source
of Salmonella Typhimirium contamination to a
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Payment Processor Breach May Be Largest Ever
By Brian Krebs
January 20, 2009
A data breach last year at Princeton, N.J., payment processor
Heartland Payment Systems may have compromised tens of millions of
credit and debit card transactions, the company said today.
If accurate, such figures
FAIR GAME
The End of Banking as We Know It
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
January 18, 2009
THE concept of the financial supermarket - the
all-things-to-all-people, intergalactic, behemoth banking institution
- bit the dust last week.
The first death notice came on Tuesday, when Citigroup, Exhibit A
Cursive, foiled again
We e-mail, we text, we Twitter - what will become of handwriting?
By David Mehegan, Globe Staff | January 19, 2009
HAMDEN, Conn. - The moving finger writes, says the famous Rubaiyat
of Omar Khayyam, and, having writ, moves on. Nowadays, the finger
more likely is
Newspaper headlines from around the world
The Boston Globe was one of many US newspapers to launch an extra
edition to commemorate Barack Obama's election. Scroll through this
gallery to see some other papers around the world that lead with the
historic event.
...
Tricky Windows Worm Wallops Millions
By Brian Krebs
January 16, 2009
A sneaky computer worm that uses a virtual Swiss army knife of attack
techniques has infected millions of Microsoft Windows PCs, and
appears to be spreading at a fairly rapid pace, security experts warn.
Also, while infected
PREOCCUPATIONS
Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time
By REID HASTIE
January 18, 2009
THE meeting spills over into its second hour. We are discussing an
employee productivity initiative. At the moment, our most talkative
committee member is describing a similar effort at another company.
Her
Apple Reports First Quarter Results
Best Quarterly Revenue and Earnings in Apple History
iPod Sales Set New Record
CUPERTINO, California-January 21, 2009-Apple today announced
financial results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter ended December
27, 2008. The Company posted record revenue of
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
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APPLE-SA-2009-01-21 QuickTime 7.6
QuickTime 7.6 is now available and addresses the following issues:
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0001
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact:
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
APPLE-SA-2009-01-21 QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
The QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Windows is now available
and addresses the following issue:
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0008
Available for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a
Apple Disclosures About Jobs Said to Face SEC Review (Update4)
By David Scheer and Connie Guglielmo
Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. faces a government review of its
disclosures about Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs's health
problems to ensure investors weren't misled, a person familiar
Can the Banks be saved? If not...
by Robert Paterson
January 21, 2009
I asked John Robb- the best source I know of information about how
the foundations of our society are crumbling if he had a useful
graphic that showed the position of the banks right now.
I wish I hadn't now...
...
Google Announces Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2008 Results
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 22, 2009 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)
today announced financial results for the quarter and for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008.
Google performed well in the fourth quarter, despite an
INTEGO SECURITY ALERT - January 22, 2009
Mac Trojan Horse OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Found
in Pirated Apple iWork 09
Exploit: OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Trojan Horse
Discovered: January 21, 2009
Risk: Serious
Description: Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse,
OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
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National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-022A
Apple QuickTime Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Original release date: January 22, 2009
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs
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Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages
By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 22, 2009; A01
If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future,
the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the
rotary-dial past.
Two
The genius behind Steve
Could operations whiz Tim Cook run the company someday?
By Adam Lashinsky, senior writer
LAST UPDATED: NOVEMBER 10, 2008: 10:25 AM ET
(Fortune Magazine) -- Let's start with some uncomfortable truths. We
wouldn't be publishing an article about the under-the-radar guy
Why the SEC is probing Steve Jobs
Behind the investigation into the timing of disclosure of the Apple's
chief's health problems
By Roger Parloff, senior editor
LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 22, 2009: 5:02 PM ET
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Apple and its
CEO-on-leave-but-still-active-sort-of Steve Jobs
The Cook Doctrine at Apple
Adam Lashinsky
JANUARY 22, 2009, 10:15 AM
There was a magical moment that had nothing to do with financial
results Wednesday afternoon in Apple's (AAPL) conference call with
investors. What made the magic remarkable is that it came from Tim
Cook, the supposedly
Credit Scores: What You Need to Know
By JENNIFER BARRETT
The New York Times
January 6, 2009
You may not have checked your credit score lately, but there's a good
chance someone else has.
If you have applied for a mortgage or a loan - or even received a
credit card offer in the mail - someone
What Do Women Want?
By DANIEL BERGNER
The New York Times
January 25, 2009
Meredith Chivers is a creator of bonobo pornography. She is a
36-year-old psychology professor at Queen's University in the small
city of Kingston, Ontario, a highly regarded scientist and a member
of the editorial
Costs and Tighter Rules Thwart Refinancings
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD
The New York Times
January 24, 2009
As mortgage rates hit new lows every week, the number of homeowners
seeking to refinance their homes has spiked to its highest level in
five years.
But many have been unable to win approval
January 21, 2009
The Inauguration of President Barack Obama
Yesterday was a historic day. On January 20th, 2009, Barack H. Obama
was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America -
the first African-American ever to hold the office of U.S.
Commander-in-Chief. The event was
Cambridge on the Potomac
For Harvard, 'change' means a return to power
By Drake Bennett | January 18, 2009
OBSERVERS CURIOUS ABOUT the contours of the incoming Obama
administration could do worse than scan the pages of the Harvard
Crimson. Over the past month and a half, the college paper
Risk Mismanagement
By JOE NOCERA
The New York Times
January 4, 2009
'The story that I have to tell is marked all the way through by a
persistent tension between those who assert that the best decisions
are based on quantification and numbers, determined by the patterns
of the past, and those
Basics
Play Flute, Name a Tune (or Make a Call)
By MATT RICHTEL and LAURA M. HOLSON
The New York Times
January 2, 2009
So your cellphone has a brushed-metal shell, can flip and slide four
ways and has more buttons than an airplane cockpit. Big deal.
The new status symbol is what your phone
Is this lawman your Facebook friend?
Increasingly, investigators use social networking websites for police work
By Julie Masis, Globe Correspondent | January 11, 2009
The Boston Globe
When a Wilmington man in his early 20s overdosed on heroin the day
after Christmas, local police Detective
Let there be neon light
Flashy and hard to maintain, the vintage signs still hold the power
to attract
By Robert Preer, Globe Correspondent | January 4, 2009
The Boston Globe
A few feet from the curb on Route 9 in Framingham, the glowing
soft-pink sign for Ken's Steak House seems to warm
The Talented Mr. Madoff
By JULIE CRESWELL and LANDON THOMAS Jr.
January 25, 2009
TO some, Bernard L. Madoff was an affable, charismatic man who moved
comfortably among power brokers on Wall Street and in Washington, a
winning financier who had all the toys: the penthouse apartment in
Obama's Partisan, Profane Confidant Reins It In
By MARK LEIBOVICH
January 25, 2009
WASHINGTON - Early this month, Barack Obama was meeting with the
House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other lawmakers when Rahm Emanuel,
his chief of staff, began nervously cracking a knuckle.
Mr. Obama then
PROTOTYPE
Cellphones as Credit Cards? Americans Must Wait
By LESLIE BERLIN
January 25, 2009
IMAGINE a technology that lets you pay for products just by waving
your cellphone over a reader.
The technology exists, and, in fact, people in Japan have been using
it for the last five years to pay
How Do Hospitals Get Paid? A Primer
By UWE E. REINHARDT
January 23, 2009
Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. For previous
posts in his series on why the United States spends so much on health
care, click here.
Few Americans probably have any inkling of how their
Chinese New Year - Welcoming the Ox
January 26, 2009
Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, met with
celebrations and observations by ethnic Chinese and others around the
world. This year, we welcome the Year of the Ox, the sign
representing solemn hard work and prosperity -
NYT, Gatehouse release settlement details
January 26, 2009 11:56 AM
GateHouse Media Inc. will set up technical barriers preventing
Boston.com, the Boston Globe's website, from automated scraping of
GateHouse content, and Boston.com has agreed to honor those barriers
under a settlement disclosed
Why Does U.S. Health Care Cost So Much? (Part I)
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Why Does U.S. Health Care Cost So Much? (Part II: Indefensible
Administrative Costs)
National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-020A
Microsoft Windows Does Not Disable AutoRun Properly
Original release date: January 20, 2009
Last revised: January 21, 2009
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
* Microsoft Windows
Overview
Disabling AutoRun on Microsoft
iLife '09 Shipping January 27
Major Upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie GarageBand
CUPERTINO, California-January 26, 2009-Apple today announced that
iLife '09 will be available tomorrow, January 27, and features major
upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, with breakthrough new ways
to organize
Verizon Reports Sustained Revenue Growth and Continued Strong Cash
Flows for 4Q and Full-Year 2008
http://investor.verizon.com/news/view.aspx?NewsID=961
Review Q4 2008 Financials
Earnings Webcast
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Presentation (PDF 187
The Big Fix
By DAVID LEONHARDT
February 1, 2009
I. WHITHER GROWTH?
The economy will recover. It won't recover anytime soon. It is likely
to get significantly worse over the course of 2009, no matter what
President Obama and Congress do. And resolving the financial crisis
will require both
Apple MacBook Review: Part 1
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Apple MacBook Review: Part 2 : The Mac OS X Operating System
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Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis
by Nilay Patel
January 28 2009
Engadget
Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week -- acting
Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts that We will not stand for
people ripping off our IP when asked specifically about competition
like the
iSteamPhone
The T-Shirt:
Artist Kevin Tong captures the invention of daVinci, the imagination
of H.G. Wells, and the brilliance of Jonathan Ive in this Exploded
Phone drawing.
The 100-percent cotton American Apparel T-shirts (style 2001) are
printed with soft-hand plastisol ink.
U.S.
YOUR MONEY
American Express Kept a (Very) Watchful Eye on Charges
By RON LIEBER
January 31, 2009
You probably know that credit card companies have been scrutinizing
every charge on your account in recent years, searching for purchases
that thieves may have made. Turns out, though, that some
This site may harm your computer on every search result?!?!
1/31/2009 09:02:00 AM
If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST
this morning, you likely saw that the message This site may harm
your computer accompanied each and every search result. This was
clearly an
Local Police Want Right to Jam Wireless Signals
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 1, 2009; A02
As President Obama's motorcade rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue on
Inauguration Day, federal authorities deployed a closely held law
enforcement tool: equipment that can
He two-timed me on Facebook. But our divorce will be for real
Georgina Hobbs-Meyer discovered her husband had had cyber sex. Now
she has two warnings for users of social networking sites: your whole
life can be exposed - and don't get dumped online
Georgina Hobbs-Meyer
guardian.co.uk
Saturday
EXHIBITION REVIEW | 'ON THE MONEY: CARTOONS FOR THE NEW YORKER'
In Tough Times, Finding the Humor in Value
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
January 31, 2009
Remember when new American currency was being released a few years
ago - when the $20 bills and the $5 bills had just been redesigned,
and the
THE FIX
In Your Kitchen, Cold War Strategy
By JAY ROMANO
January 8, 2009
IT is one of the most used appliances in the house. It keeps things
cold by exhausting hot air into the kitchen. Children love to rummage
through it, holding the door open as they do. And if it's an older
model, or an
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