Jan
31
2009
Entrusting enterprise data to a storage provider’s online cloud may be no more risky than putting it in a proprietary storage platform in your own data center, according to some analysts and users. But there are specific steps you should take to prevent problems.
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Jan
31
2009
Once thought to be building Flash for the iPhone mostly on its own, Adobe has mentioned at the World Economic Forum that it’s not only continuing work on the animation plug-in but has teamed up with Apple to make it a reality.
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Jan
31
2009
On a day local favorite Mickelson missed the projected cut by seven strokes, Watney shot an 8-under 63 to take the second-round lead at the FBR Open on Friday. Play was called due to darkness with three players, all above the cut line, still on the course.
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Jan
31
2009
Carolyne Braid, owner of Pole Dancing Winnipeg, is part of a global community that would like to see pole dancing — the activity commonly associated with strip clubs and a wad of small bills — included in a future Summer Olympic Games.
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Jan
31
2009
OK, so Dell and Apple have been locked in a marketing war for years. Dell has long been considered the default PC for enterprise, while Apple has positioned itself as the most influential consumer computer brand in the world. But Apple has branched out from computing with the iPod and,
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Jan
31
2009
Give me my dollar.
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Jan
31
2009
A Diageo/Hotline Poll released this week shows that 49% of voters approve of the job Democrats are doing in Congress, with only 38% disapproving. According to that same poll, only 26% of voters approve of the GOP’s performance. When respondents were asked which party they’d be more likely to support in 2010, Democrats won out by 24 points, 46%-22%.
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Jan
31
2009
Each week for nearly 30 years, Bob Chimento and his college buddies have gathered to play Texas Hold ’em, bringing and spending an evening with pizza, sodas and beer. As the cards flew during a night in April 2006, a half-dozen police officers in full SWAT gear burst into the house and arrested them. Five of them are fighting back.
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Jan
31
2009
Just in time for the Super Bowl, the country’s leading molecular gastronomists give you their own preferred finger foods recipes. Inspired by the experimental spirit of science, they’ve come up with new variations on old standbys, from Wylie Dufresne’s pizza pebbles to Homaro Cantu’s olive dipping chips.
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Jan
31
2009
Hundreds of banks and a handful of insurers and automakers have applied for funds from the Treasury Department as part of the 0 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Treasury Department has transferred capital to the majority of these companies. SEE Chart of who is getting what.
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