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Digital Savant Micro: What is 'UltraViolet?'
Austin American-Statesman(In this space every week, we'll define a tech term, offer a timely tip or answer questions about technology from readers.) An increasingly common feature for those still buying DVD and Blu-ray movies is the option for an "UltraViolet" copy of the film....Tags: Google Inc., Email, Nintendo Company Ltd., Xbox, Travel
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Web retailer Fab valued at $1 billion with funding from Tencent
Reuters(Reuters) - Fab has raised $150 million from several investors, including Tencent Holdings , that values the online retailer at $1 billion. As part of the funding round Tencent, China's largest online gaming and social networking company, will get to...Tags: China, Sociology, Arts and Culture
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Reading ready: Downtown Library to open Saturday
The city's new Downtown Library opens Saturday with a ribbon cutting and other activities for the public throughout the day, completing construction of two new city libraries approved with a $19.8 million bond issue in 2003, said Library Services...Tags: Libraries, House Building, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Somerset County Where to Go for June 20
Berlin Block Party Berlin Block Party at the block party lot, corner of Vine and North streets, 5 to 11 p.m. July 9-12 and 3 to 10 p.m. July 13. Carnival rides, firemens parade, jazz band, chicken barbecue and fresh baked pies by the ladies auxiliary....Tags: Artists, Fine Artists, Personal Service, Common, Science and Technology
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AMA declares obesity a disease
The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. The nation's leading physicians organization...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Weight Loss Surgery, Weight, Politics
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Justin Bieber's cat, Tuts, has a Twitter account, looks like Grumpy Cat
Zap2itJustin Bieber has a cat. That cat is named Tuts. Tuts has a Twitter account. Because of course Justin Bieber's cat, Tuts, has a Twitter account. The cat actually has a very active life in the realm of social networking. In addition to the Twitter...Tags: Justin Bieber, Social Media, Sociology, Arts and Culture
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NSA chief: Surveillance stopped 50 terrorist 'events'
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The director of the National Security Agency testified Tuesday that the government's massive surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist "events" worldwide since Sept. 11, 2001, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock...Tags: Verizon Communications, Science and Technology, Rand Paul, Barbara A. Mikulski, Barack Obama
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Lynchburg businesses experience random acts of culture
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefActors are taking over Lynchburg businesses this week. Members of the Endstation Theater Company are making surprise visits to companies like R.R. Donnelley, Babcock & Wilcox, and Bank of the James. Endstation members are acting out scenes from a play...Tags: Business, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Economic Policy, Cultural Development, Arts and Culture
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Construction project unearths Washington & Lee University history
reporterIt may look like a bunch of stuff scattered on a table, but these pieces of the past date back hundreds of years. They were found on Washington and Lee's campus just last week. Crews had started work on Robinson Hall, when members of the school's...Tags: Anthropology, Arts and Culture
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READER SUBMITTED: Luminaries All
West HartfordIn recognition of individuals and organizations who are international leaders in Connecticut, the World Affairs Council of Connecticut (WAC) presented its 2013 Luminary Awards recently at the Marriott Hartford Downtown. Pictured left to right are...Tags: Celebrities, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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READER SUBMITTED: Area Quilters Exhibiting Quilts In Vermont Quilt Festival Contest
Greater EnfieldOver 250 contest entrants of all ages from the US, Canada, and abroad have entered the quilt contest at Vermont Quilt Festival, New England's premier quilt event. They include area residents Charlie Hetala of Stafford Springs, Karen Parsons of Sufffield,...Tags: Festive Events, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Orlando entrepreneur center marks 10th anniversary Tuesday with free seminars
Orlando's National Entrepreneur Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary Tuesday with an afternoon of free educational seminars for small business owners. The center, which is home to 11 different business organizations and service providers, will mark...
Tags: Fashion Square Mall, Orange County (Florida), Orlando, Amusement and Theme Parks, Ceremonies
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