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today’s news … Tuesday, August 9

In Uncategorized on August 9, 2011 at 5:40 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! Today’s Weather!   Today in History!

Quote for today“”What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.” – Seneca

  • “In case you did not see this, we present for your considered review, with the creator’s (Cole Umber’s) permission

“super Congress debt reduction has little transparency”

In Uncategorized on August 9, 2011 at 5:30 am

“Transparency advocates want to make sure the super committee operates in the open and in a manner that is responsive to the public, especially as it is tasked with crafting such an important policy.” This paragraph comes from a Huffington Post article entitled, “Super Congress debt reduction has little transparency.”

We need to insist in a free nation that the “elected public servants” maintain open and transparent communications with the people they are honor-bound to represent. These public “elected officials” are not supposed to pander to the corporates.

Write your “public servants” now. DEMAND TO BE REPRESENTED!

10 origins of common Internet terms

In Everyday Living on August 9, 2011 at 5:19 am

This list looks at the origins of ten computer related words. The entries presented here are not necessarily etymological, but rather they attempt to trace the words back to their creators or first use in the computing world.  (The author) tried to include words that were common enough to be recognizable, so there is a mix of technical and colloquial terms.”

(SOURCE: listverse.com)

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