Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
CNET - Fri Nov 6, 12:54 pm ETFounder of the online community-written encyclopedia talks to Silicon.com about what's next for the site and why it needs geeks of all kinds.
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Trimble: Trying something new in bed? Proceed with caution and courtesy
The Pitt News - Fri Oct 23, 4:27 pm ETA few nights ago, while researching a topic that included sexual references, I came upon an article on Wikipedia that astounded me. On the page, I read about at least 10 very kinky things that I’ve never heard of. I didn’t even think porn stars committed these acts.
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Zorianna Kit: Review: "Amelia"
The Huffington Post - Fri Oct 23, 11:56 am ETWatching Amelia - a biopic of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart - is akin to spending two hours reading a Wikipedia entry on the title character....
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Novo Nordisk Funds Weight Loss Study On Liraglutide
InjuryBoard - Fri Oct 23, 11:56 am ETLiraglutide rival drug for weight loss, Alli LEARN MORE The Lancet – Effects of Liraglutide – Summary, October 2009 Rx List- Xenical Wikipedia- Orlistat IB Partner, Jamie Sheller, Philadelphia- Possible Liver Injury with Alli, Xenical – August 2009 IB News – Weight Loss Drug Alli Investigated For Liver Damage – August 2009 InjuryBoard on Obesity InjuryBoard Help Center - on Type II Diabetes CDC ...
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FDA chief: Food safety overhaul a good first step, but more must be done – MedCity Morning Read, Oct. 23, 2009
MedCity News - Fri Oct 23, 7:46 am ETImage via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told a Senate committee Thursday that legislation to expand the agency's oversight is "a major step in the right direction," but needs to be stronger, Reuters reported. The bill, which would give the FDA the power to recall food, does not include enough funding, said Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the FDA ...
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Open Microblogging Service Hires Former Creative Commons Strategist
ReadWriteWeb - Fri Oct 23, 3:54 am ETAn all-star team is forming at StatusNet , the open microblogging service for businesses and communities. The newest addition is Jon Phillips , former community and business development manager for Creative Commons. Phillips joins Brion Vibber, who came from the Wikimedia Foundation where he served as chief technology officer. Sponsor The news is significant as it reflects the interest in open ...
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Openmoko’s Wikireader delivers Wikipedia to the palm of your hand… again
Geek.com - Mon Oct 19, 2:43 pm ETMy circle of friends is inclined to argue for hours about minutiae. Debates of “Did John Tenniel illustrate Alice in Wonderland before or after the birth of Bertrand Russell,” or “Power Glove: bad or ‘so bad’” are resolved through the use of one authoritative source: Wikipedia. [citation needed] And it is through the [...]
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HHS secretary raises concerns about vaccine production, delays – MedCity Morning Read, Oct. 22, 2009
MedCity News - Thu Oct 22, 7:31 am ETImage via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States depends too much on other countries to manufacture vaccines, and delays in the production of H1N1 flu shots prove it, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress yesterday, The Los Angeles Times reported. The Times said lawmakers were "alarmed" by the fact that four of the five manufacturers of the H1N1 vaccines are ...
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Off-day musings.
The National Sports Review - Wed Oct 21, 10:01 pm ETWondering where Steve Phillips has been lately? The old horndog is at it again. You may recall the trouble he had as Mets’ GM. Harold Reynolds, Phillips. I think Jay Crawford had allegations against him (Cold Pizza). He did. See below. The Dana Jacobsen incident. From Wikipedia: At a roast for co-workers Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in [...]
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Add Cool Features to Google Search with Google Bump
Search Engine Journal - Wed Oct 21, 10:38 am ETGoogle Bump is a n awesome Greasemonkey script worth giving a try. It adds some cool functionality to the Google web search: Main features include Multisearch, Image & Video results with a Player, Wikipedia definitions and links, and some clutter cleanup by Most Useful Features: 1. MultiSearch Search 3 search engines simultaneously (available via the drop-down). Search… Check out the SEO Tools ...
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Sinkhole Closes Route 422 in Lebanon County for the Fourth Time in a Year
FOX 43 Harrisburg - Wed Oct 21, 7:56 am ETIf you look up Palmyra, Lebanon County, in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, you find it is known as the sinkhole capitol of America. And once again, it is holding true to its title. Route 422 is closed again so crews can repair a hole in the road.
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Four new medical schools contribute to increase in first-year enrollment – MedCity Morning Read, Oct. 21, 2009
MedCity News - Wed Oct 21, 7:16 am ETImage via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, D.C. – Medical school enrollment rose by 2 percent this year, thanks, in part, to four new medical schools, according to data released Tuesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges . From 2008 to 2009, first-year enrollment rose from 18,036 to 18,390. Those students came from an applicant pool of 42,269, the data ( pdf ) shows. The new schools that ...
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Is there a streak of liberal bias in the Bible?
The Biloxi Sun Herald - Wed Oct 21, 12:02 am ETSo we may soon have ourselves a conservative Bible. Besides Fox News, I mean. This new Bible is from Conservapedia, a Web site that bills itself as a conservative alternative to the perceived liberal bias of Wikipedia, the user-edited online reference.
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Microsoft Now Hiring Windows Gurus, Having Followers a Plus [Microsoft]
Gizmodo - Wed Oct 21, 1:04 am ETApple may have a bunch of booknerds with plastic-rimmed glasses manning the Genius Bar, but Microsoft is ready to counter with their own Windows Gurus. According to Wikipedia, "Some Gurus ask for...
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Watch Spring Design Alex push the web to e-reader format (video)
Engadget - Tue Oct 20, 7:09 pm ETThis is frankly a pretty cool little feature of Spring Design's I-swear-I'm-not- Nook -but- oh-the-timing e-reader / Android hybrid, Alex . Browse to whatever web article / Google book / Wikipedia entry you want to enjoy, press the center button, and watch as Alex "prints" the page to the e-reader screen up top for a more comfortable reading experience. We'll admit we're a bit surprised to see a ...
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Annotated Areas
Technology Review - Tue Oct 20, 12:21 am ETWith the Layar Reality Browser from Sprxmobile, users of Android-based smart phones can see links to geographically relevant information--real-estate listings, restaurant reviews, Wikipedia entries, and more--overlaid in real time on camera views of the surrounding scenery.
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November 10, 2009: Millennium '73
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