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Harvard professor apologizes for remarks on economist Keynes |
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05/04/2013 at 19:16:17 |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvard historian Niall Ferguson posted an "unqualified apology" on his personal blog on Saturday after saying that British economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about the future because he was gay and had no children. The comments were "as stupid as they were insensitive," Ferguson wrote. While speaking at a conference of investors in California on Thursday, Ferguson was asked to comment on Keynes' observation that "in the long run, we are all dead." He described his response as "off the cuff," and not part of his formal presentation. ...
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Hamid Karzai Would Prefer If That Sweet CIA Money Kept Coming, Thanks |
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05/04/2013 at 16:18:36 |
 Afghan president Hamid Karzai isn't ready to give up his financially beneficial relationship with the CIA just yet. No, he wants those backpacks full from cash to keep coming. Karzai said he met with the CIA's Afghanistan station chief a few hours before while speaking with reporters Saturday. The conversation went fairly well, if Karzai is to be believed.
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New efforts to curb cellphone theft |
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05/04/2013 at 14:42:41 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.
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This May the Fourth, look back at amazing 'Return of the Jedi' art |
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05/04/2013 at 18:01:00 |
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A Star Wars Day spectacular! Take a trip through Ralph McQuarrie's vision of the alien worlds and characters seen in "Return of the Jedi," which celebrates three decades this year.
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China jails former senior official for life for corruption |
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05/04/2013 at 03:37:15 |
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sentenced a former provincial deputy governor to life in prison for accepting almost $2 million in bribes, the most senior official to be punished since the country's new leadership made tackling corruption its top priority. Huang Sheng, former deputy governor of the eastern province of Shandong, accepted more than 12 million yuan ($1.95 million) from organizations and individuals between 1998 and 2011, the official Xinhua news agency reported. In addition to the jail sentence, Huang's assets were confiscated. Xinhua said. ...
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In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn |
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05/04/2013 at 00:31:17 |
 By Jeremy Wagstaff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Ahead of Malayasia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they are being targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of their main source of independent reporting. Independent online news sites have emerged in recent years to challenge the dominance of mostly government-linked traditional media. The government denies any attempts to hobble access to the Internet in the run-up to a close-fought election. ...
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DreamWorks spends millions on teen YouTube network |
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05/02/2013 at 15:04:54 |
Animation studio looking for online swamp for Shrek
DreamWorks Animation has inked a deal to slurp teen YouTube network AwesomenessTV for up to $150m.…
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Ethernet at 40: Its daddy reveals its turbulent youth |
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02/09/2013 at 02:25:37 |
Bob Metcalfe: How Token Ring and 'IBM's arrogance' nearly sank Big Blue
Feature When Bob Metcalfe, the prime mover behind the invention of Ethernet, recently visited the site of that invention, Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), The Reg had the opportunity to sit down with him to discuss the history of Ethernet, its advantages over Token Ring, and IBM's perfidy.…
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Intel stuffs more dough down Big Switch Network's trousers |
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02/08/2013 at 22:28:15 |
Here's $6.5m more – now that is a respectable SDN wad
Intel has come in late in the Series B round of funding for SDN upstart Big Switch Networks, and has crammed another $6.5m into its pockets.…
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