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Wireless History Foundation Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
2014-07-17 04:14:46| Wireless - Topix.net
Four individuals will be honored in the following categories: Bill Carlson, Pioneer; Rob Conway , Industry Associate; Sam Ginn, Service Provider; and Jan Uddenfeldt, Technology.
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Frenemies: A Brief History of Apple and IBM Partnerships
2014-07-16 21:38:30| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Though Apple and IBM have had their share of fights over the years, this week's deal is not their first pairing.
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08.28: American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why
2014-07-16 01:40:56| Powells Books Events Calendar
In American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why (Palgrave Macmillan), Mark Stein, author of How the States Got Their Shapes, traces the history and consequences of American political panics through the years. Virtually every American, on one level or another, falls victim to the hype, intensity, and propaganda that accompany political panic, regardless of their own personal affiliations. By highlighting the similarities between American political panics from the Salem witch hunt to present-day vehemence over issues such as Latino immigration, gay marriage, and the construction of mosques, Stein closely examines just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of widespread and potentially profound change. Striking similarities in these diverse episodes are revealed in primary documents Stein has unearthed, in which statements from the past could easily be mistaken for statements today. As these similarities come to light, Stein reveals why some people become panicked over particular issues when others do not.
The history of contentious number behind zero deforestation commitments for palm oil
2014-07-15 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: It was just after lunch, Monday, November 8th 2010 when it all began. At the time, it was innocent enough; there were certainly no ill intentions. Yet, looking back, I now see it as the moment that kicked off the polarizing debate that today splits the palm oil industry and that drowns out much needed sensible discussion around how forest protection and palm oil expansion might go hand in hand. The debate, with all its spin and tension, has become the focus rather than that more important, bigger...
RadioShack: The history of corporate delistings in DFW
2014-07-15 02:59:55| Airlines - Topix.net
RadioShack could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange if its average trading price isn't above $1 per share in a 30-day span.
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