Intel Chairman Craig Barrett will step down from his post in May, ending a 35-year stint at the tech giant, the company announced Friday. Barrett, who joined Intel in 1974, also served as the chief executive of the company from 1998 through 2005.
somanyrobots writes with this excerpt from the Dallas News: “In a major defeat for social conservatives, a sharply divided State Board of Education voted Thursday to abandon a longtime state requirement that high school science teachers cover what some critics consider to be ‘weaknesses’ in the theory of evolution. Under the science curriculum standards recommended by a panel of science educators and tentatively adopted by the board, biology teachers and biology textbooks would no longer have to cover the ‘strengths and weaknesses’ of Charles Darwin’s theory that man evolved from lower forms of life. Texas is particularly influential to textbook publishers because of the size of its market, so this could have a ripple effect on textbooks used in other states as well.”
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Fraudsters abusing do-not-call list
Globe and Mail – 20 hours ago OTTAWA – Listing your name on Canada's new do-not-call registry could actually increase the likelihood that you will be targeted by unscrupulous telemarketers. Registered with the do-not-call list? Expect more calls, says … CBC.ca Numbers on 'do-not-call' registry for sale online Pulse 24 660 News – SYS-CON Media – AHN – TheChronicleHerald.ca all 22 news articles Langue : Français |
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A thousand Merry Christmases.
North Shore News – 16 hours ago We have heard and read a great deal of complaining lately about all the problems the snow has caused, so I would like to tell you how wonderful the people really are on the North Shore. Salvation Army surpasses fundraising goal; United Way of Toronto … The Canadian Press Donors, volunteers helped Salvation Army campaign Windsor Star Keokuk Gate City Daily – WWMT – Muscatine Journal – Energeticcity.ca all 27 news articles |
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Provincial, retail partnership makes waste disposal easier
Sault Star – 20 hours ago A new partnership between Ontario's recyclers and several retailers will make it easier for consumers to rid of household hazardous waste. Making recycling easy Toronto Star Province wants retailers to collect hazardous waste Sudbury Star Hamilton Spectator – Mississauga News – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) all 9 news articles |
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Shaw-Nee Slopes developer tries to woo opponents
Calgary Herald – 22 hours ago Backers of a controversial housing development being proposed for a private golf course took their plans to area residents Thursday night, hoping to win over those opposed to any building on the site. Community not biting on developer's plans for Shaw-Nee CHQR Shaw-Nee Slope development plans Calgary CTV all 4 news articles |
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Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed sequel for 2009/10
The Tech Herald – 22 Jan 2009 by Stevie Smith – Jan 23 2009, 06:30 Following on from EA’s unveiling of new additions to its popular Spore franchise, fellow third-party publishing giant Ubisoft has this week revealed a selection of its potential big-hitters for the coming fiscal … Assassin's Creed 2 by March 2010 Techtree.com Assassin's Creed 2 Finally Confirmed PC World CVG Online – Ars Technica – GameSpot – bit-tech.net all 80 news articles Langue : Français |
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EA Black Box staff sent packing
GameSpot – 22 Jan 2009 By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot At least 80 employees of Skate 2 and Need for Speed developer given walking papers; online reports put number at nearly 200. EA announces 'significant' layoffs at Vancouver's Black Box studio Vancouver Sun EA Cuts 200 More Employees IGN Gamasutra – GamesIndustry.biz – Fudzilla – Crispy Gamer all 25 news articles Langue : Français |
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Honda offers great Insight
StarPhoenix – 22 hours ago I hope Honda is right about this. Its entire premise for the new Insight is that the demographic most interested in driving green — Gen X/Yers — are the least likely to be able to afford the hybrid-powered vehicles that promote clean driving. Honda’s Insight hybrid is a fuel-saving fanatic MSNBC Goose the gas, then coast on battery National Post The Low Carbon Economy – TAXI Design Network – The Kingston Whig-Standard – Times and Transcript all 15 news articles |
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BMW designer lives his dream
National Post – 22 Jan 2009 On a beautiful but cold day in the spring of 2006, Montrealer Karim Habib was standing with his colleagues of the BMW design group on a deserted former military air field. on driving.ca Vancouver Sun BMW 7 Series launched in IndiaBMW launches the 5th generation of … Wheels Unplugged – Indis’a Automobile Magazine Ottawa Citizen – Car Wale – Business Wire India (press release) – Edmonton Journal all 24 news articles |
