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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Computer - Desktop - Technology
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 The Examiner 
`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer
Comments SAN JOSE, Calif. (Map, News) - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is wi... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
 Zac Efron accepts the Choice Male Hottie award appear on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., Sunday, Aug 26, 2007. (Matt Sayles/AP Images for Fox)   (js1)
Celebrities   Efron   Heartthrob   Pattinson   Photos  
 m&c 
Zac Efron: `Robert Pattinson is amazing`
| Hollywood actor Zac Efron has said his fellow heartthrob Robert Pattinson is 'amazing'. | Celebrities arriving on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards Ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood... (photo: AP Images for Fox/Matt Sayles)
Starbucks Coffee Logo - Coffee Shop - Restaurant  Philadelphia Daily News 
Politics and retail a no-win mix
| EMILY FREDRIX and GREG BLUESTEIN | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings , and the stuff of retailers' nightmares. |... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Photos   Politics   Religion   Society   Starbucks  
Soda - Drinks - Sugary Drinks  China Daily 
Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
| U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year. | The researchers, writ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Calories   Health   Obesity   Photos   Soda  
Top Stories
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform, Monday, March 8, 2010, at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. The New York Times
State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama's Plan to Curb Health Premiums
| WASHINGTON — At the heart of President Obama’s drive to rein in health costs is a proposal for federal review and regulation of health insurance premiums, w... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Health   Insurance   Photos   President   Washington  
Food - Diet - Nutrition Malaya
Your best diet? It might be in your genes Living a healthier 2010 -->
| WASHINGTON — Can’t lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc repo... (photo: WN / sweet)
Diet   Genetic   Genetics   Photos   Washington  
salt - sodium - sodium chloride - used in food Hong Kong Standard
Pass on the salt
It's open season on salt. Sodium - which makes up 40 percent of table salt - is a top food villain, according to latest studies, that looms large in processed foods. It's... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Food   Health   People   Photos   Science  
 Christian Bale The Daily Telegraph Australia
Christian Bale has not spoken to his family since he was arrested after tirade at The Dark Knight premiere
| CHRISTIAN Bale, the actor now as famous for his four-minute tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation and for his arrest for allegedly assaulting his family, has never ... (photo: AP / )
Actor   Arts   Entertainment   Photos   Social  
Pu-erh Tea The Examiner
Rare Chinese teas available in the San Jose area.
| Bai Hao Yinzhen white tea.  Wikimedia Commons. | While most of the tea available in San Jose is of the good-quality standard kind, some of the local tea shops, and... (photo: Public Domain / OM2)
Fujian   Photos   Pu-erh   Teas   Yunnan  
Two Pieces of Seri Muka cake. The Examiner
Cupcake kits that take the cake
| Cupcake kit by meri meri. $12 at Sur La Table meri meri If you like this ... Sweet candy favors from Fiona's Sweetshoppe Bridesmaid and groomsmen gift ideas from Fresh ... (photo: Creative Commons / SimonLyall)
Cake   Food   Health   People   Photos  
Packaging the Plums, it is the family affair as the women folk also watch the proceedings of the plum packaging, USA Today
Fruit trees ripe for free picking in city parks
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | By Ben Jones, USA TODAY Last fall, Eric Alperin, a San Francisco artist, heard about blackberries, plums and loqu... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Fruit   Planting   Plums   Trees  
Politics Business
- Iran’s refutation of US’ lies of nuclear weapons censore
- Rahm Emanuel: the anchor that Obama just can’t release
- Amnesty is back – White House prompts Senate to take up is
- Runaway Toyota Prius towed to dealership in El Cajon
Computer - Desktop - Technology
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- Toyota recall Prius model, Prius recall - latest news, updat
- Toyota, US officials investigate runaway Prius
- Toyota troubles accelerate
- Sacramento accountant pleads guilty in $13M fraud case
Photographer Annie Leibovitz speaks during a news conference for her exhibition 'A Photographer's Life 1990-2005', in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
Annie Leibovitz keeps photo rights in debt deal
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Education Health
- Scholar Diane Ravitch: 'We've lost sight' of sch
- School Group Chooses Principals Of Year
- Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing
- Kan. House nixes school consolidation in measure
A Viognier wine from the South Australian wine region of Eden Valley.
Pub crawl leads to wine: Q&A with Timothy O’Toole’s Sara McKinnon
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- Plastics derived from plants may solve waste crisis
- Business Highlights
- Iran’s refutation of US’ lies of nuclear weapons censore
- Rahm Emanuel: the anchor that Obama just can’t release
Soda - Drinks - Sugary Drinks
Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
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Environment Travel
- NJ wildlife council votes in favor of bear hunt
- Buried alive: Half of Earth's life may lie below land, s
- IBM makes biodegradable plastic from plants
- The 'waterless' washing machine that could save you
Mammoth Mountain as seen from en:US Highway 395.
Study sheds new light on Mammoth Mountain's age
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- Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security
- Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security
- California test-taking ring for foreign students reveals gap
- California test-taking ring for foreign students reveals gap
Apple Iphone
New iPhone application provides guide to Portland’s finest
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