16May Warren Buffett’s firm buys 10M shares of GM
Warren Buffett’s company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry.
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Warren Buffett’s firm buys 10M shares of GM
16May Facebook expands IPO size, aims for $15 billion: source
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is increasing the size of its IPO by 85 million shares to about 422 million, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, raising more than $15 billion in Silicon Valley’s largest market debut. The increased volume comes just after the world’s No.
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15May Easter Island statues have bodies, too
Environmental monitoring of one of the statues is set up in Quarry 2. For more information visit the Easter Island Statue Project
15May Service Area Google Map Module
Service Area Google Map Module shows exact point of the company with a self defined pin and a service area circle. Features -Easy to install and use -Map width, heights editable from module parameters -Map styles (e.g. border, border color) editable from module parameters -Information Window editable from module parameters -Custom Pin for the center point -Circle Background Color editable from module parameters -Circle Border Color, Thickness editable from module parameters -Service Area Distance kilometers or miles selectable from module parameters -You do NOT need to register for google map api key
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Service Area Google Map Module
15May The Elevator Endorsement, Obama as Amish President, Prairie Fires of Debt, Pelois and Pedicabs (PM Note)
Obama, America’s First Amish President – That’s the Newsweek-esque headline from Yahoo!’s Olivier Knox after watching Obama on ‘The View’ and writing – “President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that daughters Malia and Sasha can use their cell phones only on weekends,…
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15May George Zimmerman medical report reveals injuries
Could Details Help Back Up Claims of Self-Defense?
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George Zimmerman medical report reveals injuries
15May How Facebook Swallowed The World; What Romney Likes
We realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: the best mashup so far of things Mitt Romney claims to enjoy, how Facebook got so, so big, and an Adam Yauch tribute from some small children in Oregon
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How Facebook Swallowed The World; What Romney Likes
15May Canadian shoppers could have option of paying with cash, credit or BlackBerry
TORONTO – Within months, Canadian shoppers could have the option of paying for purchases with cash, credit or by BlackBerry.
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15May Obama, America’s first Amish president?
President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that daughters Malia and Sasha can use their cell phones only on weekends, are banned from Facebook, can’t watch TV and are only allowed on the computer during the week when they have to do their homework. He also said he was “too long-winded” to use Twitter and that he likes to “tape” things on “this—what’s it called, DVR.”It’s almost enough for a national newsweekly to dub him “America’s First Amish President
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15May Study: Phone co customer satisfaction evens out
Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they’re basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Study: Phone co customer satisfaction evens out
15May Android applications can run on Samsung-backed Tizen OS [video]
Tizen, the mobile operating system being developed by Samsung and Intel, can support programs written with Samsung’s Bada SDK as well as Android applications, The Handheld Blog reported. The operating system supports a program called Application Compatibility Layer (ACL), which is similar to Research in Motion’s Android player for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Open Mobile, the company behind ACL, claims Android apps will be able to run on a Tizen-powered device with 100% compatibility and feature the same responsiveness users would expect on a native Android device
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Android applications can run on Samsung-backed Tizen OS [video]
14May Obama: JPMorgan is ‘one of the best-managed banks’
ABC News’ Mary Bruce, Aaron Katersky and Christina Ng Report: Just hours after a top JPMorgan Chase executive retired in the wake of a stunning $2 billion trading loss, President Obama told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that the bank’s risky bets exemplified the…
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Obama: JPMorgan is ‘one of the best-managed banks’
14May Obama’s new ad paints Romney as economic ‘vampire’
The ad aims to turn the presumptive Republican nominee’s business record into a liability as voters worry about the struggling economy.
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Obama’s new ad paints Romney as economic ‘vampire’
14May BlackBerry 10 swipe-based predictive text comes to iPhone [video]
Research In Motion recently gave the world a preview of its next-generation BlackBerry 10 software. While investors weren’t terribly impressed with RIM’s efforts and the company’s stock took a hit, developers and users alike were intrigued by several features shown off by the struggling smartphone maker
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BlackBerry 10 swipe-based predictive text comes to iPhone [video]
14May Shutterstock files for IPO of up to $115 million
(Reuters) – Online stock photography provider Shutterstock plans an initial public offering of common stock to raise up to $115 million.
14May Sarah Hyland’s Secret Struggle With Kidney Disease
Haley Dunphy, the big sister on “Modern Family,” Dunphy appears carefree, spending hours on her cell phone and giving her parents a rough time on the show like any other teenager. But Sarah Hyland, the 21-year-old actress who plays Haley on the show, has had…
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14May War-weary veterans favor Obama over Romney
If the election were held today, Obama would win the veteran vote by as much as seven points over Romney, higher than his margin in the general population.
14May John Edwards defense relies on definition of ‘the’
Edwards is charged with violating federal campaign finance laws by using nearly $1million in donations to hide his mistress Rielle Hunter.
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John Edwards defense relies on definition of ‘the’
