Cyberspace race could signal end of the office

May 23, 2010

Software, like law or dictionaries, codifies existing practice and tries to catch up as it changes, thinks Robert Greig.

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MCPS to experiment with online courses

May 23, 2010

By now, parents are accustomed to the sight of their kids parkedat the computer, uploading YouTube videos, plugging rounds intotheir enemies in virtual war games, and Skype-dialing friendsacross the country.

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Violence erupts in Jamaica

May 23, 2010

Masked men torched a police station and traded gunfire with security forces in a barricaded slum in Jamaica’s capital Sunday.

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The future is now

May 23, 2010

WITH FILMS such asAvatar, Star TrekandIron Man 2all doing well at the box office, and shows such asDoctor Who, Life On Mars, Battlestar GalacticaandLostattracting respectable audiences on TV and DVD, there’s no question that the general public has an appetite for visual science fiction and fantasy. Printed science fiction and fantasy, on the other hand, has traditionally been less fortunate. For …

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VA researchers seek answers to unexplained illnesses through technology

May 23, 2010

If Jackson Pollock had worked on whiteboards, his art might have looked something like the piece hanging on the wall of Matthew Samore’s office. The board is a jumbled mess of colors, figures and lines.

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WWE: Wrestlemania 26 (Two-Disc Edition)

May 23, 2010

Recommended My first real exposure to WWE, aside from the occasional match while channel-surfing, came in 1993 for reasons unknown. Like my belated addiction to The X-Files , which would begin a few years later, perhaps I just saw the right episode at the right time. Years before WWE resorted to monthly pay-per-views, brand extensions and a virtual glut of weekly programming, I eagerly watched …

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State sizing up the class size amendment

May 23, 2010

By Joe Callahan Staff writer It’s turning out to be a controversial year for candidates stumping for office throughout America.

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Urban Land Institute salutes smart growth downtown

May 23, 2010

After the boom and bust of the last decade, San Diego’s downtown emerged as a virtual toolbox of strategies for revitalizing communities, the local chapter of the Urban Land Institute believes.

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