Archive for October 2008
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Retronym Contest: What Do You Call a Non-Internet Librarian?
Last year, Information Today, the organizers of the Internet Librarian conference, held a contest to find a “retronym” for a non-Internet librarian.
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Obama Infomercial
Tonight, Senator Obama takes to the airwaves with an infomercial about his campaign. This is where he will make his closing argument directly to the American people. The late deciders, particularly women and independent voters.
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Women arrested for virtual murder
A JAPANESE piano teacher has been arrested on suspicion of killing her “virtual husband” after becoming enraged that he suddenly divorced her in an online game.
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U.S. Futures limit down, markets face sell-off
U.S. stock markets faced steep declines at Friday’s opening bell after growing fears of a global recession pummeled overseas markets and trading curbs limited stock futures trading.
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Alyson Hannigan Pregnant!
Alyson Hannigan, 34, star of CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother” and formerly of the WB’s “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” has announced she is expecting her first tot with actor husband Alexis Denisof next spring, according to People.com.
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RealtyTrac report: Foreclosure Rise 21% from Year Ago
U.S. foreclosure activity in September rose 21 percent from a year earlier but fell by double-digits from the prior month as some state laws slowed the foreclosure process, according to a monthly report by research firm RealtyTrac.
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Sat Scores
Collegeboard unveils the October 2008 SAT results on its website. Most scores results are now available for the October SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests.
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Arista Networks chief quits Sun Microsystems to challenge Cisco Systems
Andreas von Bechtolsheim, a brilliant billionaire and Sun Microsystems chief architect, is resigning as chief architect of Sun Microsystems to focus on a start-up that is challenging another industry giant, Cisco Systems.
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Amanda Carraway Nude in Playboy
Amanda Carraway, the wife of NFL player Monty Beisel, will pose nude in the upcoming November issue of Playboy magazine.
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Jim Norton Hate your Guts
Comedian Jim Norton has built his career on saying what’s on his mind — whether you like it or not. Norton’s newest book I Hate Your Guts is due to come out on 4th November this year. In it, he takes aim at a slew of Hollywood and political heavyweights — from Heather Mills to Hillary Clinton and Al Sharpton. He hates their guts.
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