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Privacy advocates try to keep a creepy,a a eavesdroppinga Hello Barbie from hitting shelves
2015-03-11 15:13:49| Toys - Topix.net
In a recent demonstration of its Internet-connected doll, Hello Barbie, a Mattel spokesperson greeted the souped-up version of the iconic doll by saying, "Welcome to New York, Barbie." Thanks to voice-recognition technology, Barbie was able to analyze that remark and give a relevant, conversational response: "I love New York! Don't you? Tell me, what's your favorite part about the city? The food, fashion or the sights?" The company promises that the software will enable the doll "to listen and learn each girl's preferences and then adapt to those accordingly."
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Portland's minimum wage: $15-an-hour advocates see victory, push for more
2015-02-20 01:28:45| PortlandOnline
Andrew Theen in The Oregonian, February 17, 2015
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Nassau legislative rules stifle debate, good-government advocates say
2015-02-08 00:26:40| Jewelry - Topix.net
Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard. Hundreds of residents opposed to a planned gambling parlor had come to the legislature late last month wanting to see action on a bill to oust members of the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. board, which was then... Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard.
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Obituaries: Engineers Leland Walker, George Black and John Olsson Were Firm Leaders, Advocates
2015-02-02 16:21:59| ENR.com: Headline News
Practitioners, who died in recent weeks, founded leading firms and contributed skills to diverse professional groups.
Gay advocates aim to use SD summit to organize, find allies
2015-01-18 00:26:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In this March 10, 2014 file photo, Jennie Rosenbrahn, left, and Nancy Rosenbrahn, two challengers of South Dakota's same-sex marriage ban, stand outside of the Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City, S.D. The Rosenbrahns, who run the Black Hills Center for Equality in Rapid City, are organizing the first annual Dakotas Equality Summit that will run all day Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Photo: Benjamin Brayfield, AP SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Before the first gay rights conference they organized, Nancy Rosenbrahn and a few others told friends by word of mouth and sent out veiled newsletters - they even made the manager of the Rapid City civic center promise to keep the event off the marquee.
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