Jan
29
2009
Over the course of the past 40 years, Silicon Valley has experienced regular cycles of economic ups and downs that come with being one of the world’s leading centers of innovation. And during those down cycles, it’s become routine for folks to do some hand-wringing about whether the valley has lost its way.


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Jan
29
2009
Versions affected:Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS


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Jan
29
2009
Investors are criticizing JPMorgan Chase for not sharing its concerns about funds tied to Bernard L. Madoff.


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Jan
29
2009
Bokeh is an adaptation from a a Japanese word meaning blur. In photography this term is used to describe the quality of the areas in the picture which are not in focus.


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Jan
29
2009
Submission for the 2009 NORML Ad Contest.Producer, Writer, Director, Editor- Jason DrussDirector Of Photography- Jon BoalSound- Dan LehnerFirst Assistant Director- Greg LewisKey Gaffer- Derrick J. HortonKey Grip- Alex HomanGrip- Nick CarrollMusic by Loomer


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Jan
29
2009
Investors may not be happy with the performance of bank executives and their top employees these days, but, apparently, compensation committees are satisfied.The NYT kicks off its business coverage today with some numbers that are hard to swallow. New York’s financial institutions paid out a gaudy .4 billion in bonuses in 2008


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Jan
29
2009
Meet Lancey, the first commercially cloned dog, delivered to Edgar and Nina Otto on Monday. The Ottos bid and won an auction to receive a genetic duplicate of their beloved Labrador named Sir Lancelot, who died in January of 2008.


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Jan
29
2009
Though few officers will confess to lying — after all, it’s a crime — work by researchers and a 1990s commission appointed to examine police corruption shows there’s a tacit agreement among many officers that lying about how evidence is seized keeps criminals off the street.


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Jan
29
2009
Compact fluorescent bulbs may soon follow incandescent bulbs into history – the material needed to build LED lamps has just gotten cheaper.


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Jan
29
2009
Windows 7 is shaping to be an awesome OS. It’s everything people wanted Vista to be and more. Which is exactly why Microsoft should give it away—or offer it dirt cheap—to Vista users.


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