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Finding a Better Message onThe Risks of Climate Change

2013-09-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Its a common refrain: If people only knew more about the science, there wouldnt be so much polarization on the issue of climate change. But Dan M. Kahans groundbreaking work has gone a long way to prove that idea wrong. In fact, hes found, its not the lack of scientific understanding that has led to conflict over climate change, but rather the need to adhere to the philosophy and values of ones cultural group. Kahan, a professor of law and psychology at Yale Law School, says individualists...

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Takes Two to Text: Message Senders Could Be Liable for Distracting Drivers

2013-08-30 20:26:00| TechNewsWorld

A three-judge panel from the Superior Court of New Jersey's appellate division has pushed the envelope a little further in defining who is liable for accidents caused by texting. Namely, the panel has established a new standard of responsibility and ruled that texters whose communications distract a driver and lead to an accident may be held responsible in civil court.

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Linus Torvalds announces Linux 3.11 release with nostalgic message

2013-08-26 14:00:23| InfoWorld: Top News

It was 22 years ago on Sunday that Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup posting that he was creating a free operating system, a message he echoed in his announcement Sunday of the latest Linux kernel release candidate. "Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones," Torvalds wrote on August 26, 1991, asking people to send in feature requests.

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Comment - Wehring's Way - The Message Needs Shooting

2013-08-16 15:35:53| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Generic marketing, like the editorship of just-drinks, is a tough gig. The promotion of a category - rather than a specific brand within a category - is certainly a road well-travelled: The experiences of those who have tried suggest that said road contains perils and pitfalls.

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