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Sun commentators are blind to conservatism's virtues
It seems Easter was a field day for attacking Dr. Ben Carson for his conservative views ("Ben Carson's biblically based conservatism," March 31.) Columnist Dan Rodricks claimed he was not surprised by Dr. Carson's equating gays with pedophiles and...
Tags: Culture, Sociology, Punishment, Arts and Culture, Periodicals
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Gates' warning on test scores
A recent op-ed article in the Washington Post warned against overusing students' standardized test scores in evaluating how well teachers are doing their jobs. There would be no surprise about that — if it had been penned by the leader of a teachers...
Tags: Examinations, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, The Washington Post, Students
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Mark Zuckerberg's foray into politics is delayed by leaked memo
SAN FRANCISCO -- In Silicon Valley, start-ups launch in beta all the time and work out the kinks as they go. Apparently that approach doesn't work as well in Washington. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new political advocacy start-up hasn't even...
Tags: Joe Green, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lobbying, Politics, POLITICO LLC
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A Spanish star dies, Don Draper lies and contraception flies
Spanish actress Sara Montiel is dead at 85, Don Draper is having a depressing time of things, and a nice German man has invented a faster way to apply contraception. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, April 8, 2013. Montiel, who...
Tags: Brad Paisley, Madison Square Garden, Twitter, Inc., Birth Control, Health Treatments
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Silicon Valley launches campaign to get kids to code
SAN FRANCISCO -- A new nonprofit is launching a campaign to encourage American kids to code. Code.org has tapped some of the technology industry's leading luminaries –- Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter and Square's Jack Dorsey and Microsoft's...Tags: Employees, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology, Lobbying, Politics
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Silicon Valley to boost clout in Washington
SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Silicon Valley companies wanted as little to do with Washington as possible. Hiring lobbyists to promote and protect their interests was about as far as they went. But a new generation of technology entrepreneurs...
Tags: Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lobbying, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Bill Gates 'not satisfied' with Microsoft's recent innovations
Pop2itEven though Microsoft is making a serious effort in the smartphone and tablet market, Chairman Bill Gates says he isn't satisfied with the company's innovations. He thinks the company could be doing more.... -
Bill Gates says he's 'not satisfied' with Microsoft
Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago. "There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in...
Tags: Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Steve Ballmer
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The first Steve Jobs biopic? It's a parody by Funny or Die
The first Steve Jobs movie will premiere next month, but it's not the film anyone expected. Funny or Die will release a parody biopic titled "iSteve" on April 15 on the Internet. It'll be the first of three movies based on the late Apple co-founder to...Tags: Entertainment, jOBS (movie), Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs, Jorge Garcia
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Microsoft Research video points toward touchless-computing frontier
Forget touchscreen and multi-touch. That stuff is old school. One day, touching your computer will only be something your parents did. We'll all chuckle about those greasy fingerprints and smudges we left on those screens, and the constant wiping off of...
Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows
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European officials fine Microsoft $731 million in browser case
WASHINGTON -- European Union antitrust officials on Wednesday hit Microsoft Corp. with a $731-million fine for failing to live up to a promise to allow Windows users to easily choose a Web browser other than Internet Explorer. That promise was part of a...
Tags: Fines, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations, Software Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dick Yuengling Jr. makes Forbes' billionaires list
When Dick Yuengling Jr. began working for his family's brewery in 1958, some of the older workers there advised him to find a different job because they did not think the brewery was going to be in business very much longer. It's a good thing he didn'...Tags: Carlos Slim, Yuengling, Microsoft Corporation
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